What is mortality rates at age 65 in Switzerland?

Mortality rates at age 65 in Switzerland was 0.9572 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Switzerland?

The highest recorded value was 3.36 deaths per 1,000 people in 1953.

What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Switzerland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.933 deaths per 1,000 people in 2017.

How does Switzerland rank for mortality rates at age 65?

Switzerland ranks 219th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Switzerland?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Switzerland data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rates at age 65 in Switzerland

Name: Mortality rates at age 65 in Switzerland
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Switzerland: Mortality rates at age 65 was 0.9572 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.9572 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 12.7%

World rank

219th

of 236 countries

All-time high

3.36 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1953

All-time low

0.933 deaths per 1,000 people

in 2017

Years of data

1950–2023

Mortality rates at age 65 in Switzerland, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, mortality rates at age 65 in Switzerland stood at 0.9572 deaths per 1,000 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 65 in Switzerland peaked at 3.36 deaths per 1,000 people in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.933 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2017.

Switzerland ranks 219th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Mortality rates at age 65 in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rates at age 65 in Switzerland, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths per 1,000 people	Change
1950	3.12 deaths per 1,000 people	—
1951	3.15 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.1%
1952	3.19 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.1%
1953	3.36 deaths per 1,000 people	+5.5%
1954	3.29 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
1955	3.12 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.3%
1956	3.06 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
1957	2.91 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.7%
1958	2.82 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.1%
1959	2.92 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.4%
1960	3.08 deaths per 1,000 people	+5.4%
1961	2.93 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.0%
1962	3.21 deaths per 1,000 people	+9.6%
1963	3.35 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.4%
1964	3.02 deaths per 1,000 people	-10.0%
1965	3.26 deaths per 1,000 people	+8.2%
1966	3.08 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.5%
1967	2.88 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.6%
1968	2.88 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
1969	2.98 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.7%
1970	2.93 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
1971	2.85 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.9%
1972	2.79 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
1973	2.64 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.3%
1974	2.48 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.1%
1975	2.62 deaths per 1,000 people	+5.4%
1976	2.62 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.1%
1977	2.7 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.1%
1978	2.49 deaths per 1,000 people	-7.9%
1979	2.37 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.7%
1980	2.57 deaths per 1,000 people	+8.5%
1981	2.52 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.2%
1982	2.4 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.7%
1983	2.36 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.6%
1984	2.08 deaths per 1,000 people	-12.0%
1985	2.31 deaths per 1,000 people	+11.4%
1986	2.15 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.9%
1987	2.14 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.5%
1988	1.98 deaths per 1,000 people	-7.7%
1989	2.04 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.2%
1990	1.95 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.5%
1991	1.87 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.1%
1992	1.95 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.3%
1993	1.89 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.1%
1994	1.82 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.9%
1995	1.73 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.6%
1996	1.69 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.7%
1997	1.71 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.7%
1998	1.53 deaths per 1,000 people	-10.9%
1999	1.48 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.3%
2000	1.47 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.2%
2001	1.49 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.2%
2002	1.37 deaths per 1,000 people	-8.4%
2003	1.34 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.0%
2004	1.35 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.1%
2005	1.32 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.4%
2006	1.19 deaths per 1,000 people	-10.0%
2007	1.25 deaths per 1,000 people	+5.1%
2008	1.19 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.4%
2009	1.16 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.7%
2010	1.15 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
2011	1.18 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.1%
2012	1.14 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.8%
2013	1.09 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.6%
2014	1.13 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.9%
2015	0.96 deaths per 1,000 people	-14.9%
2016	1.07 deaths per 1,000 people	+11.7%
2017	0.933 deaths per 1,000 people	-13.0%
2018	0.996 deaths per 1,000 people	+6.8%
2019	0.955 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.1%
2020	0.981 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.7%
2021	1.08 deaths per 1,000 people	+10.6%
2022	1.1 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.0%
2023	0.9572 deaths per 1,000 people	-12.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	3.09 deaths per 1,000 people	2.82 deaths per 1,000 people	3.36 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	3.07 deaths per 1,000 people	2.88 deaths per 1,000 people	3.35 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	2.65 deaths per 1,000 people	2.37 deaths per 1,000 people	2.93 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	2.25 deaths per 1,000 people	1.98 deaths per 1,000 people	2.57 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	1.76 deaths per 1,000 people	1.48 deaths per 1,000 people	1.95 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	1.31 deaths per 1,000 people	1.16 deaths per 1,000 people	1.49 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	1.06 deaths per 1,000 people	0.933 deaths per 1,000 people	1.18 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	1.03 deaths per 1,000 people	0.9572 deaths per 1,000 people	1.1 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

216 Sweden 0.9912 deaths per 1,000 people compare
217 Guernsey 0.9822 deaths per 1,000 people compare
218 Japan 0.9657 deaths per 1,000 people compare
220 Italy 0.9413 deaths per 1,000 people compare
221 Saint Barthelemy 0.9295 deaths per 1,000 people compare
222 Bahrain 0.9215 deaths per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Number of infants who die before age 1 46 deaths (2100)
Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5208 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0725 units per person (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.4988 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0764 units per person (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rates at age 65 in Switzerland?: Mortality rates at age 65 in Switzerland was 0.9572 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 3.36 deaths per 1,000 people in 1953.
What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.933 deaths per 1,000 people in 2017.
How does Switzerland rank for mortality rates at age 65?: Switzerland ranks 219th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Switzerland?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rates at age 65
Unit: deaths per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.