Switzerland vs United States: Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information
Switzerland
100.0%
in 2016
United States
100.0%
in 2016
Switzerland rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information over time
- Switzerland
- United States
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 88 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 98.2% | 1.8% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 97.7% | 2.2% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information, Switzerland or United States?
- Switzerland, at 100.0% against 100.0% in United States as of 2016.
- What is the difference in completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information between Switzerland and United States?
- 0.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United States?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2016.
- How do Switzerland and United States rank globally for completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information?
- Switzerland ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Completeness of death registration is the estimated percentage of deaths that are registered with their cause of death information in the vital registration system of a country.