Causes of mortality in Switzerland
Switzerland: Causes of mortality was 71,822 Deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Causes of mortality in Switzerland, 1960–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.
Analysis
In 2023, causes of mortality in Switzerland stood at 71,822 Deaths.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Switzerland peaked at 76,195 Deaths in 2020 and was at its lowest, 51,004 Deaths, in 1961.
Switzerland ranks 27th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Causes of mortality in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52,094 Deaths | — |
| 1961 | 51,004 Deaths | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 55,125 Deaths | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 56,989 Deaths | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 53,609 Deaths | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 55,547 Deaths | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 55,804 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 55,142 Deaths | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 57,374 Deaths | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 58,002 Deaths | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 57,091 Deaths | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 57,856 Deaths | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 56,489 Deaths | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 56,990 Deaths | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 56,403 Deaths | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 55,924 Deaths | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 57,095 Deaths | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 55,658 Deaths | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 57,718 Deaths | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 57,454 Deaths | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 59,097 Deaths | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 59,763 Deaths | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 59,204 Deaths | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 60,756 Deaths | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 58,602 Deaths | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 59,583 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 60,105 Deaths | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 59,511 Deaths | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 60,648 Deaths | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 60,882 Deaths | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 63,739 Deaths | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 62,634 Deaths | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 62,302 Deaths | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 62,512 Deaths | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 61,987 Deaths | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 63,389 Deaths | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 62,643 Deaths | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 62,880 Deaths | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 62,567 Deaths | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 62,499 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 62,545 Deaths | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 61,283 Deaths | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 61,768 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 63,070 Deaths | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 60,180 Deaths | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 61,124 Deaths | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 60,283 Deaths | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 61,089 Deaths | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 61,233 Deaths | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 62,431 Deaths | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 62,649 Deaths | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 62,089 Deaths | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 64,173 Deaths | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 64,961 Deaths | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 63,863 Deaths | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 67,606 Deaths | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 64,964 Deaths | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 66,971 Deaths | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 67,088 Deaths | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 67,780 Deaths | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 76,195 Deaths | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 71,192 Deaths | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 74,425 Deaths | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 71,822 Deaths | -3.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 71,822 Deaths is below the median for high income countries, which is 115,390 Deaths, 62% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 71,822 Deaths is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 111,294 Deaths, 65% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55,069 Deaths | 51,004 Deaths | 58,002 Deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 56,868 Deaths | 55,658 Deaths | 57,856 Deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 59,815 Deaths | 58,602 Deaths | 60,882 Deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 62,715 Deaths | 61,987 Deaths | 63,739 Deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,501 Deaths | 60,180 Deaths | 63,070 Deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,214 Deaths | 62,089 Deaths | 67,780 Deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 73,408 Deaths | 71,192 Deaths | 76,195 Deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of mortality in Switzerland?
- Causes of mortality in Switzerland was 71,822 Deaths in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 76,195 Deaths in 2020.
- What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,004 Deaths in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for causes of mortality?
- Switzerland ranks 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.