Infant mortality rate in Switzerland
Switzerland: Infant mortality rate was 3.42 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 3.42 for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Switzerland peaked at 4.68 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.42, in 2024.
That places Switzerland 152nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.68 | — |
| 2001 | 4.61 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 4.54 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 4.46 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 4.37 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 4.28 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.19 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.11 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 4.04 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 3.97 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.92 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 3.88 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 3.84 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.8 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.77 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.72 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 3.68 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.63 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 3.58 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 3.54 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.52 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 3.49 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 3.47 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 3.45 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 3.42 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.32 | 3.97 | 4.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.74 | 3.54 | 3.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.47 | 3.42 | 3.52 | 5 |
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More health data for Switzerland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.019 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Switzerland?
- Infant mortality rate in Switzerland was 3.42 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.42 in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for infant mortality rate?
- Switzerland ranks 152nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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