Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Switzerland
Switzerland: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood was 0.0061 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0061 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
173rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.22 under-five deaths per woman
in 1877
All-time low
0.0059 under-five deaths per woman
in 2021
Years of data
149
1876–2024
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Switzerland, 1876–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Switzerland is 0.0061 under-five deaths per woman, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Switzerland peaked at 1.22 under-five deaths per woman in 1877 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 under-five deaths per woman, in 2021.
That places Switzerland 173rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | under-five deaths per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 1.21 under-five deaths per woman | — |
| 1877 | 1.22 under-five deaths per woman | +0.7% |
| 1878 | 1.17 under-five deaths per woman | -4.1% |
| 1879 | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | -10.3% |
| 1880 | 1.01 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 1881 | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | +4.1% |
| 1882 | 0.9303 under-five deaths per woman | -11.1% |
| 1883 | 0.8427 under-five deaths per woman | -9.4% |
| 1884 | 0.8265 under-five deaths per woman | -1.9% |
| 1885 | 0.8569 under-five deaths per woman | +3.7% |
| 1886 | 0.828 under-five deaths per woman | -3.4% |
| 1887 | 0.8086 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 1888 | 0.7565 under-five deaths per woman | -6.4% |
| 1889 | 0.806 under-five deaths per woman | +6.6% |
| 1890 | 0.7409 under-five deaths per woman | -8.1% |
| 1891 | 0.852 under-five deaths per woman | +15.0% |
| 1892 | 0.7294 under-five deaths per woman | -14.4% |
| 1893 | 0.766 under-five deaths per woman | +5.0% |
| 1894 | 0.7611 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 1895 | 0.7441 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 1896 | 0.6726 under-five deaths per woman | -9.6% |
| 1897 | 0.6867 under-five deaths per woman | +2.1% |
| 1898 | 0.7547 under-five deaths per woman | +9.9% |
| 1899 | 0.7031 under-five deaths per woman | -6.8% |
| 1900 | 0.7544 under-five deaths per woman | +7.3% |
| 1901 | 0.7139 under-five deaths per woman | -5.4% |
| 1902 | 0.6428 under-five deaths per woman | -10.0% |
| 1903 | 0.6203 under-five deaths per woman | -3.5% |
| 1904 | 0.6678 under-five deaths per woman | +7.7% |
| 1905 | 0.609 under-five deaths per woman | -8.8% |
| 1906 | 0.5914 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
| 1907 | 0.5431 under-five deaths per woman | -8.2% |
| 1908 | 0.5005 under-five deaths per woman | -7.8% |
| 1909 | 0.5149 under-five deaths per woman | +2.9% |
| 1910 | 0.4363 under-five deaths per woman | -15.3% |
| 1911 | 0.473 under-five deaths per woman | +8.4% |
| 1912 | 0.373 under-five deaths per woman | -21.1% |
| 1913 | 0.377 under-five deaths per woman | +1.1% |
| 1914 | 0.3551 under-five deaths per woman | -5.8% |
| 1915 | 0.2936 under-five deaths per woman | -17.3% |
| 1916 | 0.2603 under-five deaths per woman | -11.3% |
| 1917 | 0.2575 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 1918 | 0.3131 under-five deaths per woman | +21.6% |
| 1919 | 0.2757 under-five deaths per woman | -11.9% |
| 1920 | 0.2828 under-five deaths per woman | +2.6% |
| 1921 | 0.226 under-five deaths per woman | -20.1% |
| 1922 | 0.2105 under-five deaths per woman | -6.8% |
| 1923 | 0.1891 under-five deaths per woman | -10.2% |
| 1924 | 0.1858 under-five deaths per woman | -1.7% |
| 1925 | 0.1773 under-five deaths per woman | -4.6% |
| 1926 | 0.1647 under-five deaths per woman | -7.1% |
| 1927 | 0.1611 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 1928 | 0.1552 under-five deaths per woman | -3.7% |
| 1929 | 0.1429 under-five deaths per woman | -7.9% |
| 1930 | 0.1341 under-five deaths per woman | -6.1% |
| 1931 | 0.1284 under-five deaths per woman | -4.2% |
| 1932 | 0.1296 under-five deaths per woman | +0.9% |
| 1933 | 0.1154 under-five deaths per woman | -10.9% |
| 1934 | 0.1123 under-five deaths per woman | -2.7% |
| 1935 | 0.1154 under-five deaths per woman | +2.8% |
| 1936 | 0.1074 under-five deaths per woman | -7.0% |
| 1937 | 0.1054 under-five deaths per woman | -1.9% |
| 1938 | 0.0996 under-five deaths per woman | -5.5% |
| 1939 | 0.0975 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 1940 | 0.1122 under-five deaths per woman | +15.1% |
| 1941 | 0.1113 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1942 | 0.1153 under-five deaths per woman | +3.6% |
| 1943 | 0.1231 under-five deaths per woman | +6.7% |
| 1944 | 0.1338 under-five deaths per woman | +8.7% |
| 1945 | 0.1334 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 1946 | 0.1297 under-five deaths per woman | -2.8% |
| 1947 | 0.1223 under-five deaths per woman | -5.7% |
| 1948 | 0.1114 under-five deaths per woman | -8.9% |
| 1949 | 0.1028 under-five deaths per woman | -7.7% |
| 1950 | 0.0925 under-five deaths per woman | -10.1% |
| 1951 | 0.0857 under-five deaths per woman | -7.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0829 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 1953 | 0.0789 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0753 under-five deaths per woman | -4.5% |
| 1955 | 0.0728 under-five deaths per woman | -3.4% |
| 1956 | 0.0711 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 1957 | 0.0697 under-five deaths per woman | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 0.0671 under-five deaths per woman | -3.8% |
| 1959 | 0.0657 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 1960 | 0.0648 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1961 | 0.0655 under-five deaths per woman | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0654 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.065 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0625 under-five deaths per woman | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0583 under-five deaths per woman | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0539 under-five deaths per woman | -7.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0497 under-five deaths per woman | -7.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0457 under-five deaths per woman | -8.0% |
| 1969 | 0.042 under-five deaths per woman | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0387 under-five deaths per woman | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0358 under-five deaths per woman | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0321 under-five deaths per woman | -10.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0285 under-five deaths per woman | -11.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0256 under-five deaths per woman | -10.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0223 under-five deaths per woman | -12.7% |
| 1976 | 0.02 under-five deaths per woman | -10.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0186 under-five deaths per woman | -7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0172 under-five deaths per woman | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0165 under-five deaths per woman | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0161 under-five deaths per woman | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0154 under-five deaths per woman | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.015 under-five deaths per woman | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0143 under-five deaths per woman | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.014 under-five deaths per woman | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0137 under-five deaths per woman | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0136 under-five deaths per woman | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0133 under-five deaths per woman | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0135 under-five deaths per woman | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0132 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0129 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0124 under-five deaths per woman | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0107 under-five deaths per woman | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.01 under-five deaths per woman | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0095 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0092 under-five deaths per woman | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0088 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0086 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0084 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0077 under-five deaths per woman | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0075 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0074 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0073 under-five deaths per woman | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0072 under-five deaths per woman | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0071 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.007 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.007 under-five deaths per woman | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0069 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0069 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0068 under-five deaths per woman | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0068 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0067 under-five deaths per woman | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0067 under-five deaths per woman | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0066 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0065 under-five deaths per woman | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0063 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0062 under-five deaths per woman | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.006 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.006 under-five deaths per woman | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0059 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0062 under-five deaths per woman | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0061 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0061 under-five deaths per woman | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.17 under-five deaths per woman | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | 1.22 under-five deaths per woman | 4 |
| 1880s | 0.8707 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7565 under-five deaths per woman | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7411 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6726 under-five deaths per woman | 0.852 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6158 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5005 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7544 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3415 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2575 under-five deaths per woman | 0.473 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1895 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1429 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2828 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1145 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0975 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1341 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1195 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1028 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1338 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0762 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0657 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0925 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0573 under-five deaths per woman | 0.042 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0655 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0255 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0165 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0387 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0142 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0132 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0161 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0102 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0129 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0074 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0069 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0084 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0065 under-five deaths per woman | 0.006 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0069 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0061 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0059 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0062 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 170 Cyprus 0.0068 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 171 Australia 0.0065 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 172 Monaco 0.0062 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 174 Lithuania 0.0058 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 175 Germany 0.0056 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 176 Poland 0.0055 under-five deaths per woman compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Switzerland?
- Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Switzerland was 0.0061 under-five deaths per woman 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 under-five deaths per woman in 1877.
- What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 under-five deaths per woman in 2021.
- How does Switzerland rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Switzerland ranks 173rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).