Greece vs Switzerland: Annual death rates at different ages in females
Greece
3.05 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Switzerland
3.06 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Greece rank
204th
Switzerland rank
203rd
Annual death rates at different ages in females over time
- Greece
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 3.06 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.05 deaths per 1,000 people in Greece, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 204th and Switzerland ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.37 deaths per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 1960s | 33.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.46 deaths per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 1970s | 21.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.05 deaths per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 1980s | 11.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.45 deaths per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 1990s | 6.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.11 deaths per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 2000s | 4.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0203 deaths per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 2010s | 3.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2525 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0435 deaths per 1,000 people | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in females, Greece or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 3.06 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.05 deaths per 1,000 people in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in females between Greece and Switzerland?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Switzerland rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in females?
- Greece ranks 204th and Switzerland ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages in females. 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.