Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births rose 2.44% to 4.20 in Netherlands in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Netherlands reached an all time high of 20.8 in 1960 and an all time low of 4.00 in 2017. When compared to Netherlands's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Belgium amounted to 4.20, 3.60 in Denmark, 3.70 in Germany and 4.20 in United Kingdom in 2020.
Netherlands has been ranked 141st within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births, 9 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Austria | 3.80 | 3.70 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.00 | 3.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| France | 4.10 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 3.80 | 3.70 | 3.60 | 3.40 | 3.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 2.80 | 2.80 | 2.80 | 2.80 | 2.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 4.10 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Norway | 2.80 | 2.70 | 2.60 | 2.50 | 2.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 5.00 | 4.90 | 4.70 | 4.60 | 4.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 2.90 | 2.90 | 2.80 | 2.80 | 2.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.30 |
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