Child mortality vs. health spending in Switzerland
Switzerland: Child mortality vs. health spending was 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality vs. health spending 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
In 2024, child mortality vs. health spending in Switzerland stood at 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Switzerland peaked at 3.86 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Switzerland ranks 169th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 3.86 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 2.65 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9236 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8428 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6736 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5727 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8172 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.513 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4639 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5634 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4299 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4038 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4561 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3934 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 166 Poland 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 167 Denmark 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 168 Netherlands 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 170 Ireland 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 171 Greece 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 172 Belgium 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Switzerland
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 46,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 46,040 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 43,926 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 46,062 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 43,931 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 46,270 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 43,583 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 43,972 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 5.88 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. health spending in Switzerland?
- Child mortality vs. health spending in Switzerland was 0.3866 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 child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.86 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for child mortality vs. health spending?
- Switzerland ranks 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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 Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .