How does Netherlands rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?

Netherlands ranks 168th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Netherlands?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Netherlands data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Netherlands

Name: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Netherlands
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Netherlands: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women was 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.3885 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 0.9%

World rank

168th

of 199 countries

All-time high

3.19 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

0.3885 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Netherlands, 1950–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Netherlands stood at 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Netherlands peaked at 3.19 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Netherlands ranks 168th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	2.61 deaths per 100 live births	2.15 deaths per 100 live births	3.19 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	1.86 deaths per 100 live births	1.64 deaths per 100 live births	2.08 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	1.34 deaths per 100 live births	1.12 deaths per 100 live births	1.58 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	0.9783 deaths per 100 live births	0.8614 deaths per 100 live births	1.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.715 deaths per 100 live births	0.6304 deaths per 100 live births	0.8321 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.5403 deaths per 100 live births	0.4579 deaths per 100 live births	0.6185 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.4154 deaths per 100 live births	0.4021 deaths per 100 live births	0.4444 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.3949 deaths per 100 live births	0.3885 deaths per 100 live births	0.4005 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Netherlands

165 France 0.4343 deaths per 100 live births compare
166 Poland 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births compare
167 Denmark 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births compare
169 Switzerland 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births compare
170 Ireland 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births compare
171 Greece 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Netherlands

Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 101,834 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 98,055 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, total 3.77 million (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 19.6% (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 1.76 million (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 100,553 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 98,864 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 96,137 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 102,238 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 97,060 (2025)

All data for Netherlands →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Netherlands?: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Netherlands was 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Netherlands?: The highest recorded value was 3.19 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Netherlands?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Netherlands rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?: Netherlands ranks 168th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Netherlands?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women
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, 13,056 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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