Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Serbia or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 265 deaths against 250 deaths in Serbia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Serbia and Switzerland?

15 deaths, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Switzerland?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Serbia vs Switzerland: Number of infants who die before age 1

Serbia

250 deaths

in 2023

Switzerland

265 deaths

in 2023

Serbia rank

136th

Switzerland rank

134th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Serbia
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 265 deaths against 250 deaths in Serbia, a difference of 15 deaths.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Serbia ahead.

Serbia ranks 136th and Switzerland ranks 134th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Serbia	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	13,154 deaths	2,262 deaths	10,892 deaths	Serbia
1960s	5,954 deaths	1,972 deaths	3,983 deaths	Serbia
1970s	3,319 deaths	987.5 deaths	2,331 deaths	Serbia
1980s	2,126 deaths	558.9 deaths	1,568 deaths	Serbia
1990s	1,115 deaths	445.9 deaths	669 deaths	Serbia
2000s	602.6 deaths	324 deaths	278.6 deaths	Serbia
2010s	382.3 deaths	311.2 deaths	71.1 deaths	Serbia
2020s	272.25 deaths	285 deaths	12.75 deaths	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Serbia or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 265 deaths against 250 deaths in Serbia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Serbia and Switzerland?: 15 deaths, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Switzerland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Serbia and Switzerland rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Serbia ranks 136th and Switzerland ranks 134th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.