Infant mortality rate in Switzerland
Switzerland: Infant mortality rate was 0.3422 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality rate in Switzerland, 1950–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.3422 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 3.13 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.3422 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Switzerland 168th out of 199 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.65 deaths per 100 live births | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8749 deaths per 100 live births | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7437 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6811 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8362 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5499 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4736 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6614 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4325 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3975 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4676 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3736 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3544 deaths per 100 live births | 0.392 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3471 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3422 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3517 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Switzerland?
- Infant mortality rate in Switzerland was 0.3422 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.13 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3422 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for infant mortality rate?
- Switzerland ranks 168th out of 199 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 volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .