Sweden vs Switzerland: Mortality rate, adult, male

Sweden
51.86 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Switzerland
52.75 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Sweden rank
210th
Switzerland rank
208th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 52.75 per 1,000 male adults against 51.86 per 1,000 male adults in Sweden, a difference of 0.89 per 1,000 male adults.

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

Sweden ranks 210th and Switzerland ranks 208th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 140.34 per 1,000 male adults 174.6 per 1,000 male adults 34.27 per 1,000 male adults Switzerland
1970s 145.47 per 1,000 male adults 153.95 per 1,000 male adults 8.48 per 1,000 male adults Switzerland
1980s 128.91 per 1,000 male adults 135.69 per 1,000 male adults 6.77 per 1,000 male adults Switzerland
1990s 101.27 per 1,000 male adults 115.54 per 1,000 male adults 14.27 per 1,000 male adults Switzerland
2000s 80.92 per 1,000 male adults 85.76 per 1,000 male adults 4.84 per 1,000 male adults Switzerland
2010s 65.88 per 1,000 male adults 62.96 per 1,000 male adults 2.92 per 1,000 male adults Sweden
2020s 56.97 per 1,000 male adults 55.09 per 1,000 male adults 1.89 per 1,000 male adults Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Sweden or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 52.75 per 1,000 male adults against 51.86 per 1,000 male adults in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Sweden and Switzerland?
0.89 per 1,000 male adults, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Sweden ranks 210th and Switzerland ranks 208th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults)
Unit
per 1,000 male adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, male, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old male dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.