Infant mortality rate by sex in Netherlands
Netherlands: Infant mortality rate by sex was 0.3076 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality rate by sex in Netherlands, 1950–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate by sex in Netherlands is 0.3076 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate by sex in Netherlands peaked at 2.21 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.3076 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Netherlands 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9254 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7789 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6855 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6053 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7567 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5127 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4642 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5847 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.404 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3489 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4572 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3217 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3148 deaths per 100 live births | 0.34 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3111 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3076 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3144 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 167 Switzerland 0.3143 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 168 France 0.3135 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 170 Greece 0.2955 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 171 Germany 0.2893 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 172 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.2889 deaths per 100 live births compare
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- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 125,868 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 126,917 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 123,425 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 122,674 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 118,615 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate by sex in Netherlands?
- Infant mortality rate by sex in Netherlands was 0.3076 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3076 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Netherlands ranks 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .