Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Switzerland
Switzerland: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.8198 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
0.8198 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
91st
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.8818 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
All-time low
0.7745 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Switzerland, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Switzerland stood at 0.8198 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Switzerland peaked at 0.8818 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7745 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2016.
Switzerland ranks 91st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8668 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.8446 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.829 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8463 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8016 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8075 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7924 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7954 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7868 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.792 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7848 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7825 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8005 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8012 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8147 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7745 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7914 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7873 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8818 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8198 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8162 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7868 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8668 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7907 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7745 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8147 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8508 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8198 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8818 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 88 Equatorial Guinea 0.8467 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 89 Myanmar 0.838 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 90 Malta 0.8299 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 92 Mali 0.8197 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 93 Peru 0.8151 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 94 Canada 0.8072 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0233 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Switzerland?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Switzerland was 0.8198 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8818 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7745 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- How does Switzerland rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Switzerland ranks 91st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.