Australia vs Switzerland: Annual death rates at different ages
Australia
3.2 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Switzerland
3.18 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Australia rank
204th
Switzerland rank
207th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Australia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3.2 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.18 deaths per 1,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Switzerland ahead.
Australia ranks 204th and Switzerland ranks 207th of 236 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 57.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 62.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.49 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 42.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 48.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.25 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 34.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 41.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.33 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 23.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.68 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 19.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0983 deaths per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 14.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.16 deaths per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 9.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.06 deaths per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 6.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7071 deaths per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 4.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.326 deaths per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3178 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0324 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Australia or Switzerland?
- Australia, at 3.2 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.18 deaths per 1,000 people in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Australia and Switzerland?
- 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Australia ranks 204th and Switzerland ranks 207th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.