Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Switzerland
Switzerland: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years was 1.5 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Switzerland, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 1.5 per 1,000 for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Switzerland peaked at 5.3 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.5 per 1,000, in 2014.
Switzerland ranks 185th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.3 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 5.2 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 4.8 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 4.6 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 3.8 per 1,000 | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 3.4 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 3.1 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 2.8 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 2.5 per 1,000 | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 2.1 per 1,000 | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 2 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.41 per 1,000 | 3.4 per 1,000 | 5.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6 per 1,000 | 2 per 1,000 | 3.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 per 1,000 | 1.5 per 1,000 | 1.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 per 1,000 | 1.5 per 1,000 | 1.5 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,266 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,583 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,549 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Switzerland?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Switzerland was 1.5 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 per 1,000 in 2014.
- How does Switzerland rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Switzerland ranks 185th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 youths age 20, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.