Germany vs Switzerland: Number of child deaths per woman

Germany
0.0056 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Switzerland
0.0061 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Germany rank
175th
Switzerland rank
173rd

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Germany
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0061 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0056 under-five deaths per woman in Germany, a difference of 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 124 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 175th and Switzerland ranks 173rd of 200 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 11 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Switzerland Difference Ahead
1870s 1.92 under-five deaths per woman 1.17 under-five deaths per woman 0.7524 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1880s 1.93 under-five deaths per woman 0.8707 under-five deaths per woman 1.06 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1890s 1.83 under-five deaths per woman 0.7411 under-five deaths per woman 1.09 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1900s 1.46 under-five deaths per woman 0.6158 under-five deaths per woman 0.8395 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1910s 0.7931 under-five deaths per woman 0.3415 under-five deaths per woman 0.4516 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1920s 0.398 under-five deaths per woman 0.1895 under-five deaths per woman 0.2085 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1930s 0.2052 under-five deaths per woman 0.1145 under-five deaths per woman 0.0907 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1940s 0.2093 under-five deaths per woman 0.1122 under-five deaths per woman 0.0971 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1960s 0.0736 under-five deaths per woman 0.0506 under-five deaths per woman 0.0231 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1970s 0.0348 under-five deaths per woman 0.0255 under-five deaths per woman 0.0093 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1980s 0.017 under-five deaths per woman 0.0142 under-five deaths per woman 0.0028 under-five deaths per woman Germany
1990s 0.009 under-five deaths per woman 0.0102 under-five deaths per woman 0.0012 under-five deaths per woman Switzerland
2000s 0.0065 under-five deaths per woman 0.0074 under-five deaths per woman 0.0009 under-five deaths per woman Switzerland
2010s 0.0058 under-five deaths per woman 0.0065 under-five deaths per woman 0.0007 under-five deaths per woman Switzerland
2020s 0.0056 under-five deaths per woman 0.0061 under-five deaths per woman 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Germany or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0061 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0056 under-five deaths per woman in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Germany and Switzerland?
0.0005 under-five deaths per woman, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
124 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2024.
How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Germany ranks 175th and Switzerland ranks 173rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths 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
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).