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
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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About this data
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.