Switzerland vs Taiwan: Annual death rates at different ages
Switzerland
3.18 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Taiwan
2.99 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Switzerland rank
207th
Taiwan rank
209th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 3.18 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people in Taiwan, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan ahead.
Switzerland ranks 207th and Taiwan ranks 209th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 50.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.24 deaths per 1,000 people | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 19.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.89 deaths per 1,000 people | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 11.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.26 deaths per 1,000 people | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 7.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 5.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9345 deaths per 1,000 people | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 4.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6467 deaths per 1,000 people | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 3.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1095 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2773 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, Switzerland or Taiwan?
- Switzerland, at 3.18 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Switzerland and Taiwan?
- 0.19 deaths per 1,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Taiwan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Switzerland and Taiwan rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Switzerland ranks 207th and Taiwan ranks 209th 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.