Number of youth deaths in Switzerland
Switzerland: Number of youth deaths was 385 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Switzerland, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Switzerland is 385 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Switzerland peaked at 805 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 385 deaths, in 2024.
That places Switzerland 135th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 805 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 788 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 768 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 732 deaths | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 690 deaths | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 659 deaths | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 634 deaths | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 612 deaths | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 585 deaths | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 567 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 551 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 524 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 496 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 480 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 467 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 454 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 442 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 433 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 427 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 425 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 426 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 425 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 423 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 421 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 424 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 424 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 425 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 421 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 416 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 410 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 404 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 408 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 399 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 386 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 385 deaths | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 684 deaths | 567 deaths | 805 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 469.9 deaths | 425 deaths | 551 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 421.5 deaths | 410 deaths | 426 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 396.4 deaths | 385 deaths | 408 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Switzerland?
- Number of youth deaths in Switzerland was 385 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 805 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 385 deaths in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for number of youth deaths?
- Switzerland ranks 135th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.