What is child mortality rate in Switzerland?

Child mortality rate in Switzerland was 0.39 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 rate recorded in Switzerland?

The highest recorded value was 28.51 deaths per 100 live births in 1877.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Switzerland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.39 deaths per 100 live births in 2022.

How does Switzerland rank for child mortality rate?

Switzerland ranks 169th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Switzerland?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Switzerland

Name: Child mortality rate 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 rate was 0.39 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.39 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

169th

of 200 countries

All-time high

28.51 deaths per 100 live births

in 1877

All-time low

0.39 deaths per 100 live births

in 2022

Years of data

149

1876–2024

Child mortality rate in Switzerland, 1876–2024

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 0.39 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 149 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Switzerland peaked at 28.51 deaths per 100 live births in 1877 and was at its lowest, 0.39 deaths per 100 live births, in 2022.

Switzerland ranks 169th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1870s	27.45 deaths per 100 live births	25.71 deaths per 100 live births	28.51 deaths per 100 live births	4
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	6.16 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	0.924 deaths per 100 live births	0.84 deaths per 100 live births	1.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.674 deaths per 100 live births	0.57 deaths per 100 live births	0.82 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.511 deaths per 100 live births	0.46 deaths per 100 live births	0.56 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.429 deaths per 100 live births	0.4 deaths per 100 live births	0.46 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.394 deaths per 100 live births	0.39 deaths per 100 live births	0.4 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

166 France 0.43 deaths per 100 live births compare
167 Poland 0.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
168 Denmark 0.4 deaths per 100 live births compare
169 Netherlands 0.39 deaths per 100 live births compare
172 Greece 0.38 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

More health data for Switzerland

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,104 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 46 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 50,404 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 46,962 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 48,830 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 45,585 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 47,356 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 44,375 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Switzerland?: Child mortality rate in Switzerland was 0.39 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 rate recorded in Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 28.51 deaths per 100 live births in 1877.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.39 deaths per 100 live births in 2022.
How does Switzerland rank for child mortality rate?: Switzerland ranks 169th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Switzerland?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
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: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.