Causes of death: potential years of life lost … treatable in Switzerland
Switzerland: Causes of death: potential years of life lost … treatable was 1,965 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and in Switzerland, 2011–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and in Switzerland is 1,965, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and in Switzerland peaked at 2,567 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,965, in 2023.
Switzerland ranks 44th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Causes of death: potential years of life lost … treatable in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2,567 | — |
| 2012 | 2,517 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 2,461 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 2,373 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 2,360 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 2,226 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 2,206 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 2,187 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2,044 | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 2,167 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 2,142 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2,083 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 1,965 | -5.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 1,965 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,925, 67% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 1,965 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,878, 68% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,327 | 2,044 | 2,567 | 9 |
| 2020s | 2,089 | 1,965 | 2,167 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 41 Italy 2,074 compare
- 42 Liechtenstein 1,999 compare
- 43 Luxembourg 1,974 compare
More health data for Switzerland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 46 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0481 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0233 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0927 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0245 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and in Switzerland?
- Causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and in Switzerland was 1,965 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,567 in 2011.
- What is the lowest causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,965 in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and?
- Switzerland ranks 44th out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
- Is causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and preventable diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).