Crude death rate in Switzerland
Switzerland recorded 7.9 deaths per 1,000 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2019.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Switzerland, 2025
7.9p (Provisional)
Change from 2024
−0.1per 1,000 people
European Union, 2025
10.7 per 1,000 peopleep (Source flag ep)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
9.7 per 1,000 people
Position in 2025
34th of 43
Crude death rate in Switzerland over time
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Deaths per 1,000 people. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Switzerland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.9 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional) | 10.7 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2024 | 8.0 per 1,000 people | 10.7 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 8.1 per 1,000 people | 10.8 per 1,000 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 8.5 per 1,000 people | 11.5 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2021 | 8.2 per 1,000 people | 11.9 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2020 | 8.8 per 1,000 people | 11.6 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2019 | 7.9 per 1,000 people | 10.4 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2018 | 7.9 per 1,000 people | 10.5 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2017 | 7.9 per 1,000 people | 10.5 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 7.8 per 1,000 people | 10.2 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2015 | 8.2 per 1,000 people | 10.4 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2014 | 7.8 per 1,000 people | 9.9 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | 8.0 per 1,000 people | 10.0 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2012 | 8.0 per 1,000 people | 10.1 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 7.8 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) | 9.8 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 8.0 per 1,000 people | 9.8 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 8.1 per 1,000 people | 9.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2008 | 8.0 per 1,000 people | 9.8 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2007 | 8.1 per 1,000 people | 9.7 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2006 | 8.1 per 1,000 people | 9.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2005 | 8.2 per 1,000 people | 9.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2004 | 8.1 per 1,000 people | 9.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2003 | 8.6 per 1,000 people | 10.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2002 | 8.5 per 1,000 people | 10.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2001 | 8.5 per 1,000 people | 9.9 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) |
Flags: b break in time series; p provisional; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 from 8.0 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 8.2 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.3.
- Among the 43 countries with data for 2025, Switzerland has the 34th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 10.7 per 1,000 people.
More for Switzerland
All statistics for Switzerland
Crude birth rate
8.6p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at birth
84.2 years
2024 · Eurostat
Population on 1 January
9,051,029 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
9,051,029 people
2025 · Eurostat
Total fertility rate
1.29 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat
Population aged 65 and over
19.5%
2025 · Eurostat