Poland vs Switzerland: Mortality rate, under-5

Poland
4.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
3.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Poland rank
163rd
Switzerland rank
165th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Poland
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 4.2 per 1,000 live births against 3.9 per 1,000 live births in Switzerland, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 163rd and Switzerland ranks 165th of 196 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 48.79 per 1,000 live births 22.99 per 1,000 live births 25.8 per 1,000 live births Poland
1970s 29.36 per 1,000 live births 14.43 per 1,000 live births 14.93 per 1,000 live births Poland
1980s 20.79 per 1,000 live births 9.24 per 1,000 live births 11.55 per 1,000 live births Poland
1990s 14.25 per 1,000 live births 6.74 per 1,000 live births 7.51 per 1,000 live births Poland
2000s 7.73 per 1,000 live births 5.11 per 1,000 live births 2.62 per 1,000 live births Poland
2010s 5.06 per 1,000 live births 4.29 per 1,000 live births 0.77 per 1,000 live births Poland
2020s 4.32 per 1,000 live births 3.94 per 1,000 live births 0.38 per 1,000 live births Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Poland or Switzerland?
Poland, at 4.2 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 Poland and Switzerland?
0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Switzerland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Poland and Switzerland rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Poland ranks 163rd 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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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.