Causes of mortality in Switzerland

Switzerland: Causes of mortality was 71,822 Deaths in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
71,822 Deaths
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
27th
of 36 countries
All-time high
76,195 Deaths
in 2020
All-time low
51,004 Deaths
in 1961
Years of data
64
1960–2023

Causes of mortality in Switzerland, 1960–2023

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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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 24 Bulgaria 101,006 Deaths compare
  2. 25 Sweden 91,364 Deaths compare
  3. 26 Austria 88,486 Deaths compare
  4. 28 Denmark 58,240 Deaths compare
  5. 29 Finland 58,214 Deaths compare
  6. 30 Israel 49,654 Deaths compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

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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

Indicator
Causes of mortality
Unit
Deaths
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,503 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.