Denmark vs Switzerland: Causes of mortality

Denmark
58,240 Deaths
in 2023
Switzerland
71,822 Deaths
in 2023
Denmark rank
28th
Switzerland rank
27th

Causes of mortality over time

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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 71,822 Deaths against 58,240 Deaths in Denmark, a difference of 13,582 Deaths.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.

Denmark ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 27th of 36 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 46,521 Deaths 55,069 Deaths 8,548 Deaths Switzerland
1970s 51,071 Deaths 56,868 Deaths 5,796 Deaths Switzerland
1980s 57,226 Deaths 59,815 Deaths 2,590 Deaths Switzerland
1990s 60,402 Deaths 62,715 Deaths 2,314 Deaths Switzerland
2000s 56,010 Deaths 61,501 Deaths 5,491 Deaths Switzerland
2010s 52,750 Deaths 65,214 Deaths 12,464 Deaths Switzerland
2020s 57,157 Deaths 73,408 Deaths 16,251 Deaths Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher causes of mortality, Denmark or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 71,822 Deaths against 58,240 Deaths in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in causes of mortality between Denmark and Switzerland?
13,582 Deaths, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for causes of mortality?
Denmark ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 27th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Causes of mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Causes of mortality
Unit
Deaths
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,503 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.