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
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.