Sweden vs Switzerland: Mortality rates at age 65
Sweden
0.9912 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Switzerland
0.9572 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sweden rank
216th
Switzerland rank
219th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.9912 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.9572 deaths per 1,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.034 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 216th and Switzerland ranks 219th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6766 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 2.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6501 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 2.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2458 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 2.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0777 deaths per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0148 deaths per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0621 deaths per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0122 deaths per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0296 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, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 0.9912 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 Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.034 deaths per 1,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Sweden ranks 216th 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.