Netherlands vs Switzerland: Mortality rate, under-5
Netherlands
3.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
3.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Netherlands rank
165th
Switzerland rank
165th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Netherlands 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 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Netherlands ranks 165th and Switzerland ranks 165th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.57 per 1,000 live births | 22.99 per 1,000 live births | 4.42 per 1,000 live births | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 13.41 per 1,000 live births | 14.43 per 1,000 live births | 1.02 per 1,000 live births | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 9.78 per 1,000 live births | 9.24 per 1,000 live births | 0.54 per 1,000 live births | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 7.14 per 1,000 live births | 6.74 per 1,000 live births | 0.4 per 1,000 live births | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 5.39 per 1,000 live births | 5.11 per 1,000 live births | 0.28 per 1,000 live births | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 4.14 per 1,000 live births | 4.29 per 1,000 live births | 0.15 per 1,000 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.96 per 1,000 live births | 3.94 per 1,000 live births | 0.02 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, Netherlands or Switzerland?
- Netherlands, 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 Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 0 per 1,000 live births, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Netherlands ranks 165th and Switzerland 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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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.