Sweden vs Switzerland: Death rate from pneumonia
Sweden
12.39 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Switzerland
12.87 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sweden rank
168th
Switzerland rank
165th
Death rate from pneumonia over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 12.87 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.39 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 168th and Switzerland ranks 165th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.95 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 22.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.56 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 14.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from pneumonia, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 12.87 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.39 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from pneumonia between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for death rate from pneumonia?
- Sweden ranks 168th and Switzerland ranks 165th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from pneumonia. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from lower respiratory infections in both sexes, per 100,000 people.