Germany vs Ireland: Child mortality vs. health spending

Germany

0.3711 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Ireland

0.3863 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Germany rank

173rd

Ireland rank

170th

Child mortality vs. health spending over time

Germany
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births in Germany, a difference of 0.0151 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, Germany ranks 173rd and Ireland ranks 170th of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .