Ireland vs Switzerland: Mortality rate, under-5
Ireland
3.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
3.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ireland rank
166th
Switzerland rank
166th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Ireland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 3.9 per 1,000 live births against 3.9 per 1,000 live births in Switzerland, 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 166th and Switzerland ranks 166th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.13 per 1,000 live births | 22.99 per 1,000 live births | 6.14 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 19.67 per 1,000 live births | 14.43 per 1,000 live births | 5.24 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 11.35 per 1,000 live births | 9.24 per 1,000 live births | 2.11 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 7.76 per 1,000 live births | 6.74 per 1,000 live births | 1.02 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 5.56 per 1,000 live births | 5.11 per 1,000 live births | 0.45 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3.76 per 1,000 live births | 4.29 per 1,000 live births | 0.53 per 1,000 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 3.94 per 1,000 live births | 0.24 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, Ireland or Switzerland?
- Ireland, at 3.9 per 1,000 live births against 3.9 per 1,000 live births in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Ireland and Switzerland?
- 0 per 1,000 live births, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Ireland ranks 166th and Switzerland 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 (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 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.