Poland vs Switzerland: Mortality rate, infant
Poland
3.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
3.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Poland rank
162nd
Switzerland rank
164th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Poland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 3.6 per 1,000 live births against 3.4 per 1,000 live births in Switzerland, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Poland ranks 162nd and Switzerland ranks 164th of 197 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.4 per 1,000 live births | 18.79 per 1,000 live births | 24.61 per 1,000 live births | Poland |
| 1970s | 25.92 per 1,000 live births | 11.71 per 1,000 live births | 14.21 per 1,000 live births | Poland |
| 1980s | 18.26 per 1,000 live births | 7.46 per 1,000 live births | 10.8 per 1,000 live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 12.41 per 1,000 live births | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | 6.91 per 1,000 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 6.68 per 1,000 live births | 4.33 per 1,000 live births | 2.35 per 1,000 live births | Poland |
| 2010s | 4.35 per 1,000 live births | 3.73 per 1,000 live births | 0.62 per 1,000 live births | Poland |
| 2020s | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 3.46 per 1,000 live births | 0.24 per 1,000 live births | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Poland or Switzerland?
- Poland, at 3.6 per 1,000 live births against 3.4 per 1,000 live births in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Poland and Switzerland?
- 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Poland and Switzerland rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Poland ranks 162nd and Switzerland ranks 164th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.