Australia vs Switzerland: Children died before five per woman

Australia
0.0065
in 2024
Switzerland
0.0061
in 2024
Australia rank
171st
Switzerland rank
173rd

Children died before five per woman over time

  • Australia
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0065 against 0.0061 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0004.

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

The two have swapped places 13 times across 149 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Switzerland ahead.

Australia ranks 171st and Switzerland ranks 173rd of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 11 and Switzerland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Switzerland Difference Ahead
1870s 0.9145 1.17 0.2509 Switzerland
1880s 0.9088 0.8707 0.0381 Australia
1890s 0.701 0.7411 0.04 Switzerland
1900s 0.4589 0.6158 0.157 Switzerland
1910s 0.3123 0.3415 0.0291 Switzerland
1920s 0.2243 0.1895 0.0348 Australia
1930s 0.1219 0.1145 0.0074 Australia
1940s 0.1125 0.1195 0.007 Switzerland
1950s 0.0923 0.0762 0.0162 Australia
1960s 0.0721 0.0573 0.0148 Australia
1970s 0.0425 0.0255 0.017 Australia
1980s 0.0215 0.0142 0.0073 Australia
1990s 0.0136 0.0102 0.0034 Australia
2000s 0.0105 0.0074 0.0032 Australia
2010s 0.0075 0.0065 0.001 Australia
2020s 0.0064 0.0061 0.0003 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children died before five per woman, Australia or Switzerland?
Australia, at 0.0065 against 0.0061 in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Australia and Switzerland?
0.0004, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
149 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2024.
How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for children died before five per woman?
Australia ranks 171st and Switzerland ranks 173rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed