Germany vs Switzerland: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Germany
3.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
3.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Germany rank
170th
Switzerland rank
167th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Germany
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 3.5 per 1,000 live births against 3.4 per 1,000 live births in Germany, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 170th and Switzerland ranks 167th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 23.1 per 1,000 live births 16.85 per 1,000 live births 6.25 per 1,000 live births Germany
1970s 18.26 per 1,000 live births 12.39 per 1,000 live births 5.87 per 1,000 live births Germany
1980s 10.16 per 1,000 live births 8.07 per 1,000 live births 2.09 per 1,000 live births Germany
1990s 5.98 per 1,000 live births 5.98 per 1,000 live births 0 per 1,000 live births
2000s 4.3 per 1,000 live births 4.64 per 1,000 live births 0.34 per 1,000 live births Switzerland
2010s 3.61 per 1,000 live births 3.95 per 1,000 live births 0.34 per 1,000 live births Switzerland
2020s 3.4 per 1,000 live births 3.6 per 1,000 live births 0.2 per 1,000 live births Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Germany or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 3.5 per 1,000 live births against 3.4 per 1,000 live births in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Germany and Switzerland?
0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Germany ranks 170th and Switzerland ranks 167th 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.