Italy vs Switzerland: Mortality rates at age 65
Italy
0.9413 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Switzerland
0.9572 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Italy rank
220th
Switzerland rank
219th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Italy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.9572 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.9413 deaths per 1,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.0159 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Italy ranks 220th and Switzerland ranks 219th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2075 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 3.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0569 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2114 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2801 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 2.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2602 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0907 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.044 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.098 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Italy or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.9572 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.9413 deaths per 1,000 people in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Italy and Switzerland?
- 0.0159 deaths per 1,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Italy ranks 220th and Switzerland ranks 219th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.