Lithuania vs Switzerland: Number of child deaths per woman

Lithuania
0.0058 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Switzerland
0.0061 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Lithuania rank
174th
Switzerland rank
173rd

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Lithuania
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0061 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0058 under-five deaths per woman in Lithuania, a difference of 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 174th and Switzerland ranks 173rd of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Switzerland Difference Ahead
1950s 0.1589 under-five deaths per woman 0.0664 under-five deaths per woman 0.0926 under-five deaths per woman Lithuania
1960s 0.0826 under-five deaths per woman 0.0573 under-five deaths per woman 0.0253 under-five deaths per woman Lithuania
1970s 0.0488 under-five deaths per woman 0.0255 under-five deaths per woman 0.0232 under-five deaths per woman Lithuania
1980s 0.0356 under-five deaths per woman 0.0142 under-five deaths per woman 0.0214 under-five deaths per woman Lithuania
1990s 0.0252 under-five deaths per woman 0.0102 under-five deaths per woman 0.0149 under-five deaths per woman Lithuania
2000s 0.0119 under-five deaths per woman 0.0074 under-five deaths per woman 0.0045 under-five deaths per woman Lithuania
2010s 0.008 under-five deaths per woman 0.0065 under-five deaths per woman 0.0014 under-five deaths per woman Lithuania
2020s 0.0059 under-five deaths per woman 0.0061 under-five deaths per woman 0.0001 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, Lithuania or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0061 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0058 under-five deaths per woman in Lithuania as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Lithuania and Switzerland?
0.0003 under-five deaths per woman, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Switzerland?
67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
How do Lithuania and Switzerland rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Lithuania ranks 174th 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).