Netherlands vs Switzerland: Annual death rates at different ages in females
Netherlands
3.1 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Switzerland
3.06 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Netherlands rank
200th
Switzerland rank
203rd
Annual death rates at different ages in females over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.1 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.06 deaths per 1,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 200th and Switzerland ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 10 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 215.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 216.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.93 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 201.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 170.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 31.13 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 174.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 148.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.33 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 141.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 125.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.84 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 101.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 87.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.96 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 61.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 56.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 37.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 42.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.9 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 37.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.6 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 18.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.79 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 12.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.75 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 8.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 6.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.366 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 5.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.294 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 4.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.079 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.278 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1004 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in females, Netherlands or Switzerland?
- Netherlands, at 3.1 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.06 deaths per 1,000 people in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in females between Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in females?
- Netherlands ranks 200th 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.