What is child mortality vs. health spending in Switzerland?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Switzerland was 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Switzerland?

The highest recorded value was 3.86 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Switzerland?

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

How does Switzerland rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Switzerland ranks 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Switzerland

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Switzerland
Creator: United Nations 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 vs. health spending 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

169th

of 199 countries

All-time high

3.86 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

0.3866 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Switzerland, 1950–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality vs. health spending in Switzerland stood at 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 75 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 vs. health spending in Switzerland peaked at 3.86 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Switzerland ranks 169th of 199 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 vs. health spending in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Child mortality vs. health spending in Switzerland, 1950 to 2024.
Year	deaths per 100 live births	Change
1950	3.86 deaths per 100 live births	—
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%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
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

166 Poland 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births compare
167 Denmark 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births compare
168 Netherlands 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births compare
170 Ireland 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births compare
171 Greece 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births compare
172 Belgium 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Switzerland?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Switzerland was 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 3.86 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Switzerland rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Switzerland ranks 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

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