Guernsey vs Switzerland: Mortality rates at age 65
Guernsey
0.9822 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Switzerland
0.9572 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guernsey rank
217th
Switzerland rank
219th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Guernsey
- Switzerland
How they compare
Guernsey currently reports 0.9822 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.9572 deaths per 1,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.025 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Guernsey ranks 217th and Switzerland ranks 219th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guernsey averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guernsey | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3862 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 2.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4358 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 2.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0366 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0099 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0649 deaths per 1,000 people | Guernsey |
| 2000s | 1.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0494 deaths per 1,000 people | Guernsey |
| 2010s | 1.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0274 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0131 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Guernsey or Switzerland?
- Guernsey, at 0.9822 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.9572 deaths per 1,000 people in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Guernsey and Switzerland?
- 0.025 deaths per 1,000 people, with Guernsey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guernsey and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guernsey and Switzerland rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Guernsey ranks 217th and Switzerland ranks 219th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.