Germany vs Switzerland: Youth mortality rate
Germany
0.4588 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.454 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Germany rank
169th
Switzerland rank
171st
Youth mortality rate over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.4588 deaths per 100 live births against 0.454 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0048 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 169th and Switzerland ranks 171st of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7508 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1970s | 2.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6825 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2481 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.8358 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8371 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0013 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.5868 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6226 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0358 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.4772 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5099 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0327 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.4534 deaths per 100 live births | 0.463 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0096 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Germany or Switzerland?
- Germany, at 0.4588 deaths per 100 live births against 0.454 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Germany and Switzerland?
- 0.0048 deaths per 100 live births, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Germany ranks 169th and Switzerland ranks 171st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.