Ireland vs Netherlands: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Ireland
4.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Netherlands
4.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ireland rank
168th
Netherlands rank
166th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Ireland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 4.2 per 1,000 live births against 4.1 per 1,000 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 168th and Netherlands ranks 166th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.36 per 1,000 live births | 21.01 per 1,000 live births | 11.35 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 21.74 per 1,000 live births | 15.13 per 1,000 live births | 6.61 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 12.51 per 1,000 live births | 10.99 per 1,000 live births | 1.52 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 8.5 per 1,000 live births | 8 per 1,000 live births | 0.5 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 6.05 per 1,000 live births | 5.95 per 1,000 live births | 0.1 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 4.03 per 1,000 live births | 4.54 per 1,000 live births | 0.51 per 1,000 live births | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 3.94 per 1,000 live births | 4.32 per 1,000 live births | 0.38 per 1,000 live births | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Ireland or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 4.2 per 1,000 live births against 4.1 per 1,000 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Ireland and Netherlands?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Ireland ranks 168th and Netherlands ranks 166th 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, male (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, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.