Ireland vs Switzerland: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Ireland
3.86 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
3.87 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ireland rank
182nd
Switzerland rank
181st
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Ireland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 3.87 per 1,000 live births against 3.86 per 1,000 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 182nd and Switzerland ranks 181st of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.56 per 1,000 live births | 5.13 per 1,000 live births | 0.4269 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3.74 per 1,000 live births | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 0.5591 per 1,000 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.69 per 1,000 live births | 3.93 per 1,000 live births | 0.2462 per 1,000 live births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Ireland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 3.87 per 1,000 live births against 3.86 per 1,000 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Ireland and Switzerland?
- 0.01 per 1,000 live births, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Ireland ranks 182nd and Switzerland ranks 181st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.