Neonatal mortality rate in Switzerland
Switzerland: Neonatal mortality rate was 2.77 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 2.77 for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Switzerland peaked at 3.46 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.77, in 2024.
That places Switzerland 142nd 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.
Neonatal mortality rate in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.46 | — |
| 2001 | 3.44 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.41 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 3.37 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.32 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 3.28 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 3.26 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 3.25 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.23 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.19 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 3.15 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.11 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.07 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.03 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 3 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.97 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.93 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.89 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 2.86 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.84 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.83 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2.83 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.82 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.8 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 2.77 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.32 | 3.19 | 3.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.98 | 2.84 | 3.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 | 2.77 | 2.83 | 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0244 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3,950 (2018)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Switzerland?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Switzerland was 2.77 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.46 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.77 in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Switzerland ranks 142nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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