Liberia vs Switzerland: Death rate, crude

Liberia
8.02 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Switzerland
8 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Liberia rank
81st
Switzerland rank
82nd

Death rate, crude over time

  • Liberia
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 8.02 per 1,000 people against 8 per 1,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 81st and Switzerland ranks 82nd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 25.4 per 1,000 people 9.55 per 1,000 people 15.85 per 1,000 people Liberia
1970s 22.34 per 1,000 people 9.05 per 1,000 people 13.29 per 1,000 people Liberia
1980s 20.59 per 1,000 people 9.26 per 1,000 people 11.33 per 1,000 people Liberia
1990s 20.03 per 1,000 people 9 per 1,000 people 11.03 per 1,000 people Liberia
2000s 12.16 per 1,000 people 8.29 per 1,000 people 3.87 per 1,000 people Liberia
2010s 9.24 per 1,000 people 7.93 per 1,000 people 1.31 per 1,000 people Liberia
2020s 8.25 per 1,000 people 8.32 per 1,000 people 0.0694 per 1,000 people Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Liberia or Switzerland?
Liberia, at 8.02 per 1,000 people against 8 per 1,000 people in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Liberia and Switzerland?
0.02 per 1,000 people, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Switzerland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Switzerland rank globally for death rate, crude?
Liberia ranks 81st and Switzerland ranks 82nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.