Ireland vs Switzerland: Annual death rate by age group
Ireland
3.29 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2022
Switzerland
3.33 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ireland rank
20th
Switzerland rank
19th
Annual death rate by age group over time
- Ireland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 3.33 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.29 deaths per 1,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 19th of 41 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.11 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1960s | 26.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.87 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1970s | 17 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.21 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1980s | 9.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.89 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1990s | 6.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2000s | 4.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.304 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.223 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1167 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rate by age group, Ireland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 3.33 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.29 deaths per 1,000 people in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rate by age group between Ireland and Switzerland?
- 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for annual death rate by age group?
- Ireland ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 19th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.