Germany vs Netherlands: Youth mortality rate
Germany
0.4588 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Netherlands
0.4732 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Germany rank
169th
Netherlands rank
167th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Germany
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.4732 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4588 deaths per 100 live births in Germany, a difference of 0.0144 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 169th and Netherlands ranks 167th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | 2.07 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1970s | 2.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8105 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2182 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.8358 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8764 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0406 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.5868 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6559 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0691 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.4772 deaths per 100 live births | 0.498 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0208 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.4534 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4761 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0227 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Germany or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.4732 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4588 deaths per 100 live births in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Germany and Netherlands?
- 0.0144 deaths per 100 live births, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Germany ranks 169th and Netherlands ranks 167th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.