Israel vs Switzerland: Annual death rate by age group
Israel
3.16 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2016
Switzerland
3.33 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Israel rank
22nd
Switzerland rank
19th
Annual death rate by age group over time
- Israel
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 3.33 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.16 deaths per 1,000 people in Israel, a difference of 0.17 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 19th of 41 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.56 deaths per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 1990s | 7.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.16 deaths per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 2000s | 4.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.189 deaths per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 2010s | 3.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5257 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, Israel or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 3.33 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.16 deaths per 1,000 people in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rate by age group between Israel and Switzerland?
- 0.17 deaths per 1,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Switzerland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2016.
- How do Israel and Switzerland rank globally for annual death rate by age group?
- Israel ranks 22nd 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.