Ireland vs Switzerland: Youth mortality rate
Ireland
0.4449 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.454 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland rank
174th
Switzerland rank
171st
Youth mortality rate over time
- Ireland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.454 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4449 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.0091 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 174th and Switzerland ranks 171st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 deaths per 100 live births | 3.78 deaths per 100 live births | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1960s | 3.28 deaths per 100 live births | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5486 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4887 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2186 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.9459 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8371 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1088 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.6772 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6226 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0546 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.4553 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5099 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0546 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.4313 deaths per 100 live births | 0.463 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0317 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Ireland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.454 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4449 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Ireland and Switzerland?
- 0.0091 deaths per 100 live births, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Ireland ranks 174th and Switzerland ranks 171st 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.