Liechtenstein vs Switzerland: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 5.6 per 1,000 live births in Liechtenstein and 3.2 per 1,000 live births in Switzerland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Liechtenstein, by 2.4 per 1,000 live births, or 1.77 times that in Switzerland.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Liechtenstein has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Liechtenstein ranked 158 and Switzerland ranked 200 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Liechtenstein at 1.6 per 1,000 live births and Switzerland at 0.6 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Liechtenstein	Switzerland	World
2023	5.6	3.2	27.3
2022	5.6	3.3	28.2
2021	5.6	3.2	28.4
2020	5.7	3.7	28.7
2019	5.8	3.3	29.2
2018	5.9	3.3	29.7
2017	6	3.6	30.3
2016	6.1	3.6	31.1
2015	6.2	4	32.1
2014	6.4	4.1	32.9
2013	6.5	4	33.9
2012	6.6	3.8	35
2011	6.7	3.9	36.8
2010	6.7	3.9	37.7
2009	6.8	4.4	39.1
2008	6.9	4.1	40.4
2007	7.1	4	42
2006	7.3	4.4	43.7
2005	7.5	4.2	45.4
2004	7.9	4.3	47.2
2003	8.3	4.3	48.8
2002	8.9	4.5	50.6
2001	9.5	4.9	52.2
2000	10.2	4.9	53.7
1999	10.8	4.6	55.5
1998	11.4	4.8	57.1
1997	11.7	4.7	58.3
1996	11.6	4.7	59.6
1995	11.2	5.1	60.8
1994	10.8	5.2	62
1993	10.4	5.5	62.9
1992	10.2	6.4	64.1
1991	10.2	6.3	64.9
1990	10.4	6.9	64.9
1989	10.8	7.4	66.2
1988	11.3	7	68
1987	11.6	6.9	68.6
1986	12.4	6.9	70.8
1985	13.2	6.9	72.9
1984	14	7.2	74.6
1983	14.8	7.5	76.1
1982	16	7.7	76.6
1981	16	7.5	78.7
1980	16.1	9.2	80.6
1979	16.2	8.6	82.5
1978	16.3	8.6	84.7
1977	16.2	9.8	86.4
1976	16.8	10.8	88.1
1975	17.6	10.6	89.6
1974	18.5	12.5	90.9
1973	19.5	13.1	92.1
1972	20.4	13	93.6
1971	21.4	14.2	96.1
1970	22	15.3	96.9
1969	22.7	15.6	98.3
1968	23.2	16.1	100.2
1967	23.9	17.5	103.1
1966	24.7	17	104.9
1965	25.7	17.7	106.4
1964	26.2	19.4	106.1
1963	26.6	20.9	107.7
1962	26.8	21.7	110.2
1961	26.6	21.5	121.5
1960	26.9	21.2	131.8
1959	27.9	21.9	125.7
1958	29.6	21.8	117.7
1957	31.3	22.7	120
1956	33.8	25.4	121.9
1955	36	26	124.8
1954	38.9	26.8	127.7
1953	41.4	29	130.1
1952	44.1	29.1	132.7
1951	45.6	29.3	136
1950	47.7	31	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Liechtenstein	Switzerland	World
2024	5.55–6.1	3.22.8–3.7	26.9
2025	5.44.7–6.3	3.12.5–3.7	26.4
2026	5.34.5–6.3	32.4–3.8	25.9
2027	5.24.2–6.3	32.2–3.9	25.4
2028	5.14–6.4	2.92.2–3.9	24.9
2029	53.9–6.4	2.82–3.9	24.5
2030	53.7–6.4	2.81.9–4	24
2031	4.93.6–6.4	2.71.8–3.9	23.6
2032	4.83.5–6.4	2.71.7–4	23.2
2033	4.73.3–6.3	2.61.7–4	22.8
2034	4.63.2–6.3	2.61.6–4	22.3
2035	4.63.1–6.3	2.51.5–4	21.9
2036	4.53–6.2	2.51.4–4	21.5
2037	4.42.9–6.2	2.41.4–4	21.1
2038	4.32.9–6.2	2.41.3–4	20.8
2039	4.32.7–6.1	2.31.2–4	20.4
2040	4.22.7–6.1	2.31.2–4	20
2041	4.12.6–6.1	2.21.1–3.9	19.7
2042	42.5–6	2.21.1–3.9	19.4
2043	42.4–6	2.11–3.9	19
2044	3.92.4–5.9	2.11–3.8	18.7
2045	3.92.3–6	21–3.8	18.4
2046	3.82.2–5.9	20.9–3.8	18.2
2047	3.82.2–6	20.9–3.7	17.9
2048	3.72.1–5.9	1.90.8–3.8	17.7
2049	3.62–5.9	1.90.8–3.8	17.5
2050	3.61.9–5.8	1.80.7–3.7	17.3
2051	3.51.9–5.8	1.80.7–3.7	17.1
2052	3.51.8–5.8	1.80.7–3.7	16.9
2053	3.41.8–5.7	1.70.6–3.7	16.7
2054	3.41.7–5.7	1.70.6–3.7	16.5
2055	3.31.7–5.6	1.70.6–3.6	16.3
2056	3.31.6–5.6	1.60.6–3.7	16.1
2057	3.21.6–5.6	1.60.5–3.6	15.9
2058	3.21.5–5.6	1.60.5–3.6	15.7
2059	3.11.4–5.6	1.50.5–3.5	15.5
2060	31.4–5.5	1.50.5–3.4	15.3
2061	31.4–5.5	1.50.4–3.5	15.1
2062	2.91.3–5.4	1.40.4–3.4	14.9
2063	2.91.3–5.4	1.40.4–3.4	14.7
2064	2.81.2–5.4	1.40.4–3.4	14.5
2065	2.81.2–5.4	1.40.4–3.4	14.3
2066	2.81.1–5.3	1.30.3–3.4	14.1
2067	2.71.1–5.3	1.30.3–3.3	13.9
2068	2.71.1–5.3	1.30.3–3.3	13.8
2069	2.61.1–5.3	1.30.3–3.3	13.6
2070	2.61–5.2	1.20.3–3.2	13.4
2071	2.61–5.2	1.20.3–3.2	13.2
2072	2.51–5.2	1.20.2–3.3	13
2073	2.51–5	1.20.2–3.2	12.9
2074	2.40.9–5	1.10.2–3.2	12.7
2075	2.40.9–4.9	1.10.2–3.2	12.6
2076	2.40.9–5	1.10.2–3.1	12.4
2077	2.30.8–4.9	1.10.2–3	12.3
2078	2.30.8–4.9	10.2–3	12.1
2079	2.20.8–4.9	10.1–2.9	12
2080	2.20.7–4.8	10.1–2.9	11.8
2081	2.20.7–4.9	10.1–2.8	11.7
2082	2.10.7–4.7	0.90.1–2.8	11.6
2083	2.10.7–4.7	0.90.1–2.9	11.5
2084	20.6–4.6	0.90.1–2.8	11.4
2085	20.6–4.7	0.90.1–2.7	11.3
2086	20.6–4.7	0.90.1–2.7	11.1
2087	20.6–4.7	0.80.1–2.6	11
2088	1.90.6–4.7	0.80.1–2.5	10.9
2089	1.90.6–4.7	0.80.1–2.6	10.8
2090	1.90.5–4.5	0.80–2.6	10.7
2091	1.80.5–4.5	0.80–2.4	10.6
2092	1.80.5–4.6	0.70–2.5	10.5
2093	1.80.5–4.5	0.70–2.5	10.4
2094	1.70.5–4.5	0.70–2.4	10.3
2095	1.70.5–4.5	0.70–2.4	10.1
2096	1.70.5–4.4	0.70–2.3	10
2097	1.70.4–4.4	0.70–2.4	9.9
2098	1.60.4–4.3	0.60–2.3	9.8
2099	1.60.4–4.3	0.60–2.3	9.7
2100	1.60.4–4.3	0.60–2.2	9.6

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Good to know

Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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