Death rate by cause who mdb in Switzerland
Switzerland: Death rate by cause who mdb was 79.04 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
79.04
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
80th
of 110 countries
All-time high
170.68
in 1951
All-time low
79.04
in 2023
Years of data
73
1951–2023
Death rate by cause who mdb in Switzerland, 1951–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 79.04 for death rate by cause who mdb in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate by cause who mdb in Switzerland peaked at 170.68 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 79.04, in 2023.
Switzerland ranks 80th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Death rate by cause who mdb in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 170.68 | — |
| 1952 | 165.54 | -3.0% |
| 1953 | 167.31 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 163.63 | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 163.29 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 163.63 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 162.98 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 162.78 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 163.14 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 158 | -3.2% |
| 1961 | 159.36 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 158.45 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 157.66 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 157.42 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 157.94 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 155.05 | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 158.75 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 157.69 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 158.66 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 157.67 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 161.4 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 159.55 | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 161.09 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 154.8 | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 156.12 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 155.91 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 154.42 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 154.03 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 151.41 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 150.49 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 157.14 | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 155.08 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 156.57 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 154.02 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 156.3 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 152.03 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 150.9 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 149.98 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 147.87 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 147.67 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 147.53 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 145.59 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 142.19 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 139.25 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 130.73 | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 126.25 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 125.55 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 123.59 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 120.73 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 123.44 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 120.26 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 115.45 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 115.87 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 114.02 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 111.68 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 110.84 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 111.46 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 107.93 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 106.61 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 105.22 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 104.51 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 102.09 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 100.7 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 98.81 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 99.4 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 96.51 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 94.43 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 93.5 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 89.44 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 85.16 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 83.08 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 82.6 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 79.04 | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 164.78 | 162.78 | 170.68 | 9 |
| 1960s | 157.9 | 155.05 | 159.36 | 10 |
| 1970s | 156.64 | 151.41 | 161.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 153.04 | 147.87 | 157.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 134.91 | 120.73 | 147.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 113.76 | 106.61 | 123.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.46 | 89.44 | 105.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.47 | 79.04 | 85.16 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 77 Kyrgyzstan 79.49 compare
- 78 Philippines 79.46 compare
- 79 Mauritius 79.31 compare
- 81 Colombia 78.66 compare
- 82 Republic of Korea 78.08 compare
- 83 Costa Rica 78.07 compare
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- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2043 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.9336 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5031 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate by cause who mdb in Switzerland?
- Death rate by cause who mdb in Switzerland was 79.04 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate by cause who mdb recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 170.68 in 1951.
- What is the lowest death rate by cause who mdb recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.04 in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for death rate by cause who mdb?
- Switzerland ranks 80th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is death rate by cause who mdb rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate by cause who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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