What is child mortality in Switzerland?

Child mortality in Switzerland was 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Switzerland?

The highest recorded value was 34.48 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Switzerland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Switzerland rank for child mortality?

Switzerland ranks 172nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Switzerland?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Switzerland data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Switzerland

Name: Child mortality in Switzerland
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Switzerland: Child mortality was 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.3866 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 0.9%

World rank

172nd

of 203 countries

All-time high

34.48 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

0.3866 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Switzerland, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Switzerland peaked at 34.48 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Switzerland ranks 172nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Child mortality in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Child mortality in Switzerland, 1800 to 2024.
Year	deaths per 100 live births	Change
1800	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	—
1801	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1802	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1803	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1804	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1805	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1806	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1807	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1808	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1809	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1810	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1811	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1812	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1813	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1814	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1815	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1816	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1817	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1818	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1819	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1820	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1821	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1822	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1823	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1824	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1825	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1826	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1827	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1828	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1829	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1830	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1831	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1832	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1833	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1834	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1835	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1836	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1837	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1838	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1839	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1840	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1841	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1842	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1843	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1844	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1845	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1846	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1847	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1848	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1849	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1850	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1851	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1852	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1853	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1854	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1855	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1856	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1857	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1858	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1859	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1860	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1861	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1862	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1863	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1864	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1865	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1866	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1867	33.72 deaths per 100 live births	-2.2%
1868	32.98 deaths per 100 live births	-2.2%
1869	32.25 deaths per 100 live births	-2.2%
1870	31.54 deaths per 100 live births	-2.2%
1871	30.85 deaths per 100 live births	-2.2%
1872	30.17 deaths per 100 live births	-2.2%
1873	29.51 deaths per 100 live births	-2.2%
1874	28.86 deaths per 100 live births	-2.2%
1875	28.23 deaths per 100 live births	-2.2%
1876	27.61 deaths per 100 live births	-2.2%
1877	28.51 deaths per 100 live births	+3.3%
1878	27.98 deaths per 100 live births	-1.8%
1879	25.71 deaths per 100 live births	-8.1%
1880	25.32 deaths per 100 live births	-1.5%
1881	26.22 deaths per 100 live births	+3.6%
1882	24.04 deaths per 100 live births	-8.3%
1883	22.06 deaths per 100 live births	-8.2%
1884	21.81 deaths per 100 live births	-1.1%
1885	23.1 deaths per 100 live births	+5.9%
1886	22.2 deaths per 100 live births	-3.9%
1887	21.62 deaths per 100 live births	-2.6%
1888	20.39 deaths per 100 live births	-5.7%
1889	21.79 deaths per 100 live births	+6.8%
1890	20.81 deaths per 100 live births	-4.5%
1891	22.54 deaths per 100 live births	+8.3%
1892	19.66 deaths per 100 live births	-12.8%
1893	20.48 deaths per 100 live births	+4.2%
1894	20.79 deaths per 100 live births	+1.5%
1895	20.33 deaths per 100 live births	-2.2%
1896	17.84 deaths per 100 live births	-12.2%
1897	18.12 deaths per 100 live births	+1.6%
1898	19.76 deaths per 100 live births	+9.0%
1899	18.07 deaths per 100 live births	-8.5%
1900	19.7 deaths per 100 live births	+9.0%
1901	18.35 deaths per 100 live births	-6.8%
1902	16.83 deaths per 100 live births	-8.3%
1903	16.9 deaths per 100 live births	+0.5%
1904	18.25 deaths per 100 live births	+8.0%
1905	16.92 deaths per 100 live births	-7.3%
1906	16.43 deaths per 100 live births	-2.9%
1907	15.47 deaths per 100 live births	-5.8%
1908	14.14 deaths per 100 live births	-8.6%
1909	15.06 deaths per 100 live births	+6.5%
1910	14.07 deaths per 100 live births	-6.5%
1911	15.41 deaths per 100 live births	+9.5%
1912	12.27 deaths per 100 live births	-20.4%
1913	12.53 deaths per 100 live births	+2.1%
1914	11.84 deaths per 100 live births	-5.5%
1915	11.25 deaths per 100 live births	-5.0%
1916	10.29 deaths per 100 live births	-8.5%
1917	10.38 deaths per 100 live births	+0.9%
1918	12.68 deaths per 100 live births	+22.1%
1919	11.07 deaths per 100 live births	-12.7%
1920	12.09 deaths per 100 live births	+9.2%
1921	9.53 deaths per 100 live births	-21.1%
1922	8.77 deaths per 100 live births	-8.0%
1923	7.78 deaths per 100 live births	-11.3%
1924	7.88 deaths per 100 live births	+1.2%
1925	7.71 deaths per 100 live births	-2.1%
1926	7.39 deaths per 100 live births	-4.2%
1927	7.42 deaths per 100 live births	+0.5%
1928	7.39 deaths per 100 live births	-0.5%
1929	6.97 deaths per 100 live births	-5.7%
1930	6.74 deaths per 100 live births	-3.3%
1931	6.52 deaths per 100 live births	-3.3%
1932	6.68 deaths per 100 live births	+2.5%
1933	6.11 deaths per 100 live births	-8.6%
1934	5.97 deaths per 100 live births	-2.2%
1935	6.28 deaths per 100 live births	+5.1%
1936	5.97 deaths per 100 live births	-4.9%
1937	6.06 deaths per 100 live births	+1.5%
1938	5.6 deaths per 100 live births	-7.6%
1939	5.45 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
1940	6.17 deaths per 100 live births	+13.2%
1941	5.43 deaths per 100 live births	-12.0%
1942	5.08 deaths per 100 live births	-6.4%
1943	5.13 deaths per 100 live births	+1.0%
1944	5.35 deaths per 100 live births	+4.3%
1945	5.13 deaths per 100 live births	-4.1%
1946	4.95 deaths per 100 live births	-3.6%
1947	4.78 deaths per 100 live births	-3.5%
1948	4.39 deaths per 100 live births	-8.2%
1949	4.21 deaths per 100 live births	-4.0%
1950	3.86 deaths per 100 live births	-8.5%
1951	3.72 deaths per 100 live births	-3.6%
1952	3.58 deaths per 100 live births	-3.6%
1953	3.45 deaths per 100 live births	-3.8%
1954	3.31 deaths per 100 live births	-4.1%
1955	3.16 deaths per 100 live births	-4.3%
1956	3.03 deaths per 100 live births	-4.4%
1957	2.9 deaths per 100 live births	-4.2%
1958	2.79 deaths per 100 live births	-3.6%
1959	2.72 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1960	2.65 deaths per 100 live births	-2.3%
1961	2.6 deaths per 100 live births	-2.1%
1962	2.53 deaths per 100 live births	-2.4%
1963	2.45 deaths per 100 live births	-3.1%
1964	2.36 deaths per 100 live births	-4.0%
1965	2.26 deaths per 100 live births	-4.3%
1966	2.16 deaths per 100 live births	-4.2%
1967	2.07 deaths per 100 live births	-4.0%
1968	1.99 deaths per 100 live births	-3.9%
1969	1.92 deaths per 100 live births	-3.9%
1970	1.84 deaths per 100 live births	-4.1%
1971	1.76 deaths per 100 live births	-4.5%
1972	1.67 deaths per 100 live births	-5.0%
1973	1.57 deaths per 100 live births	-5.6%
1974	1.48 deaths per 100 live births	-6.1%
1975	1.38 deaths per 100 live births	-6.4%
1976	1.29 deaths per 100 live births	-6.5%
1977	1.21 deaths per 100 live births	-6.3%
1978	1.14 deaths per 100 live births	-5.7%
1979	1.09 deaths per 100 live births	-5.0%
1980	1.04 deaths per 100 live births	-4.3%
1981	0.9997 deaths per 100 live births	-3.8%
1982	0.9672 deaths per 100 live births	-3.2%
1983	0.9406 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1984	0.919 deaths per 100 live births	-2.3%
1985	0.9019 deaths per 100 live births	-1.9%
1986	0.8883 deaths per 100 live births	-1.5%
1987	0.8759 deaths per 100 live births	-1.4%
1988	0.8617 deaths per 100 live births	-1.6%
1989	0.8428 deaths per 100 live births	-2.2%
1990	0.8172 deaths per 100 live births	-3.0%
1991	0.7843 deaths per 100 live births	-4.0%
1992	0.7465 deaths per 100 live births	-4.8%
1993	0.7078 deaths per 100 live births	-5.2%
1994	0.6714 deaths per 100 live births	-5.1%
1995	0.6402 deaths per 100 live births	-4.7%
1996	0.6155 deaths per 100 live births	-3.9%
1997	0.597 deaths per 100 live births	-3.0%
1998	0.5833 deaths per 100 live births	-2.3%
1999	0.5727 deaths per 100 live births	-1.8%
2000	0.5634 deaths per 100 live births	-1.6%
2001	0.5535 deaths per 100 live births	-1.7%
2002	0.5427 deaths per 100 live births	-2.0%
2003	0.531 deaths per 100 live births	-2.2%
2004	0.5188 deaths per 100 live births	-2.3%
2005	0.5065 deaths per 100 live births	-2.4%
2006	0.4943 deaths per 100 live births	-2.4%
2007	0.4831 deaths per 100 live births	-2.3%
2008	0.4728 deaths per 100 live births	-2.1%
2009	0.4639 deaths per 100 live births	-1.9%
2010	0.4561 deaths per 100 live births	-1.7%
2011	0.4497 deaths per 100 live births	-1.4%
2012	0.4441 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
2013	0.4389 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
2014	0.4337 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
2015	0.4278 deaths per 100 live births	-1.4%
2016	0.4213 deaths per 100 live births	-1.5%
2017	0.4147 deaths per 100 live births	-1.6%
2018	0.4086 deaths per 100 live births	-1.5%
2019	0.4038 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
2020	0.4 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
2021	0.3966 deaths per 100 live births	-0.8%
2022	0.3936 deaths per 100 live births	-0.8%
2023	0.3902 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
2024	0.3866 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

Switzerland's 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4653 deaths per 100 live births, 83% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
Switzerland's 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3875 deaths per 100 live births, 100% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	34.03 deaths per 100 live births	32.25 deaths per 100 live births	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	28.9 deaths per 100 live births	25.71 deaths per 100 live births	31.54 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	22.85 deaths per 100 live births	20.39 deaths per 100 live births	26.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	19.84 deaths per 100 live births	17.84 deaths per 100 live births	22.54 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	16.8 deaths per 100 live births	14.14 deaths per 100 live births	19.7 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	12.18 deaths per 100 live births	10.29 deaths per 100 live births	15.41 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	8.29 deaths per 100 live births	6.97 deaths per 100 live births	12.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	6.14 deaths per 100 live births	5.45 deaths per 100 live births	6.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	5.06 deaths per 100 live births	4.21 deaths per 100 live births	6.17 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	3.25 deaths per 100 live births	2.72 deaths per 100 live births	3.86 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	2.3 deaths per 100 live births	1.92 deaths per 100 live births	2.65 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	1.44 deaths per 100 live births	1.09 deaths per 100 live births	1.84 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	0.9236 deaths per 100 live births	0.8428 deaths per 100 live births	1.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.6736 deaths per 100 live births	0.5727 deaths per 100 live births	0.8172 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.513 deaths per 100 live births	0.4639 deaths per 100 live births	0.5634 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.4299 deaths per 100 live births	0.4038 deaths per 100 live births	0.4561 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.3934 deaths per 100 live births	0.3866 deaths per 100 live births	0.4 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

169 Denmark 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births compare
170 Taiwan 0.392 deaths per 100 live births compare
171 Netherlands 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births compare
173 Ireland 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births compare
174 Greece 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births compare
175 Belgium 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

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Number of infants who die before age 1 46 deaths (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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Switzerland?: Child mortality in Switzerland was 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 34.48 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Switzerland rank for child mortality?: Switzerland ranks 172nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Switzerland?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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