Ireland vs Netherlands: Mortality rate, under-5

Ireland
3.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Netherlands
3.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ireland rank
165th
Netherlands rank
165th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Ireland
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 3.9 per 1,000 live births against 3.9 per 1,000 live births in Netherlands, a difference of 0 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 165th and Netherlands ranks 165th of 196 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 29.13 per 1,000 live births 18.57 per 1,000 live births 10.56 per 1,000 live births Ireland
1970s 19.67 per 1,000 live births 13.41 per 1,000 live births 6.26 per 1,000 live births Ireland
1980s 11.35 per 1,000 live births 9.78 per 1,000 live births 1.57 per 1,000 live births Ireland
1990s 7.76 per 1,000 live births 7.14 per 1,000 live births 0.62 per 1,000 live births Ireland
2000s 5.56 per 1,000 live births 5.39 per 1,000 live births 0.17 per 1,000 live births Ireland
2010s 3.76 per 1,000 live births 4.14 per 1,000 live births 0.38 per 1,000 live births Netherlands
2020s 3.7 per 1,000 live births 3.96 per 1,000 live births 0.26 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, Ireland or Netherlands?
Ireland, at 3.9 per 1,000 live births against 3.9 per 1,000 live births in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Ireland and Netherlands?
0 per 1,000 live births, with Ireland 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?
Ireland ranks 165th and Netherlands ranks 165th of 196 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 (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 (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
243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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