Switzerland vs United Kingdom: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in Switzerland and 3.7 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.5 per 1,000 live births, or 1.17 times that in Switzerland.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

United Kingdom has been higher since 2021.
In 2023, Switzerland ranked 200 and United Kingdom ranked 190 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Switzerland at 0.6 per 1,000 live births and United Kingdom at 0.7 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	Switzerland	United Kingdom	World
2023	3.2	3.7	27.3
2022	3.3	3.8	28.2
2021	3.2	3.9	28.4
2020	3.7	3.7	28.7
2019	3.3	3.9	29.2
2018	3.3	3.8	29.7
2017	3.6	3.9	30.3
2016	3.6	3.8	31.1
2015	4	3.9	32.1
2014	4.1	3.8	32.9
2013	4	3.8	33.9
2012	3.8	4.1	35
2011	3.9	4.3	36.8
2010	3.9	4.4	37.7
2009	4.4	4.7	39.1
2008	4.1	4.8	40.4
2007	4	4.9	42
2006	4.4	5.1	43.7
2005	4.2	5.1	45.4
2004	4.3	5.1	47.2
2003	4.3	5.4	48.8
2002	4.5	5.2	50.6
2001	4.9	5.5	52.2
2000	4.9	5.5	53.7
1999	4.6	5.7	55.5
1998	4.8	5.7	57.1
1997	4.7	5.8	58.3
1996	4.7	6.2	59.6
1995	5.1	6.1	60.8
1994	5.2	6.1	62
1993	5.5	6.3	62.9
1992	6.4	6.5	64.1
1991	6.3	7.3	64.9
1990	6.9	8	64.9
1989	7.4	8.4	66.2
1988	7	9	68
1987	6.9	9.2	68.6
1986	6.9	9.5	70.8
1985	6.9	9.4	72.9
1984	7.2	9.7	74.6
1983	7.5	10.2	76.1
1982	7.7	10.9	76.6
1981	7.5	11.1	78.7
1980	9.2	12.4	80.6
1979	8.6	13.2	82.5
1978	8.6	13.6	84.7
1977	9.8	14.1	86.4
1976	10.8	14.2	88.1
1975	10.6	15.6	89.6
1974	12.5	16.4	90.9
1973	13.1	16.7	92.1
1972	13	17	93.6
1971	14.2	17.8	96.1
1970	15.3	18.5	96.9
1969	15.6	18.2	98.3
1968	16.1	18.7	100.2
1967	17.5	18.6	103.1
1966	17	19.6	104.9
1965	17.7	19.7	106.4
1964	19.4	21.1	106.1
1963	20.9	21.9	107.7
1962	21.7	22.7	110.2
1961	21.5	22.4	121.5
1960	21.2	23.1	131.8
1959	21.9	23	125.7
1958	21.8	23.5	117.7
1957	22.7	24.3	120
1956	25.4	24.8	121.9
1955	26	25.8	124.8
1954	26.8	26.2	127.7
1953	29	27.7	130.1
1952	29.1	28.9	132.7
1951	29.3	30.4	136
1950	31	30.1	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Switzerland	United Kingdom	World
2024	3.22.8–3.7	3.63.1–4.3	26.9
2025	3.12.5–3.7	3.52.8–4.5	26.4
2026	32.4–3.8	3.42.6–4.6	25.9
2027	32.2–3.9	3.32.4–4.8	25.4
2028	2.92.2–3.9	3.32.3–4.8	24.9
2029	2.82–3.9	3.22.2–4.8	24.5
2030	2.81.9–4	3.12.1–4.8	24
2031	2.71.8–3.9	32–4.8	23.6
2032	2.71.7–4	2.91.9–4.9	23.2
2033	2.61.7–4	2.91.8–4.9	22.8
2034	2.61.6–4	2.81.8–4.9	22.3
2035	2.51.5–4	2.71.7–4.9	21.9
2036	2.51.4–4	2.61.6–4.9	21.5
2037	2.41.4–4	2.61.6–4.8	21.1
2038	2.41.3–4	2.51.5–4.9	20.8
2039	2.31.2–4	2.51.5–4.8	20.4
2040	2.31.2–4	2.41.4–4.8	20
2041	2.21.1–3.9	2.31.3–4.7	19.7
2042	2.21.1–3.9	2.31.2–4.8	19.4
2043	2.11–3.9	2.21.2–4.8	19
2044	2.11–3.8	2.21.2–4.8	18.7
2045	21–3.8	2.11.1–4.8	18.4
2046	20.9–3.8	2.11.1–4.6	18.2
2047	20.9–3.7	21–4.8	17.9
2048	1.90.8–3.8	21–4.6	17.7
2049	1.90.8–3.8	21–4.6	17.5
2050	1.80.7–3.7	1.90.9–4.6	17.3
2051	1.80.7–3.7	1.90.9–4.4	17.1
2052	1.80.7–3.7	1.80.9–4.3	16.9
2053	1.70.6–3.7	1.80.8–4.2	16.7
2054	1.70.6–3.7	1.80.8–4.2	16.5
2055	1.70.6–3.6	1.70.8–4.2	16.3
2056	1.60.6–3.7	1.70.7–4.1	16.1
2057	1.60.5–3.6	1.60.7–4	15.9
2058	1.60.5–3.6	1.60.7–3.9	15.7
2059	1.50.5–3.5	1.60.7–3.8	15.5
2060	1.50.5–3.4	1.60.6–3.8	15.3
2061	1.50.4–3.5	1.50.6–3.7	15.1
2062	1.40.4–3.4	1.50.6–3.7	14.9
2063	1.40.4–3.4	1.50.5–3.7	14.7
2064	1.40.4–3.4	1.40.5–3.6	14.5
2065	1.40.4–3.4	1.40.5–3.5	14.3
2066	1.30.3–3.4	1.40.5–3.4	14.1
2067	1.30.3–3.3	1.40.5–3.5	13.9
2068	1.30.3–3.3	1.30.4–3.5	13.8
2069	1.30.3–3.3	1.30.4–3.4	13.6
2070	1.20.3–3.2	1.30.4–3.4	13.4
2071	1.20.3–3.2	1.30.4–3.3	13.2
2072	1.20.2–3.3	1.20.4–3.2	13
2073	1.20.2–3.2	1.20.4–3.2	12.9
2074	1.10.2–3.2	1.20.4–3.2	12.7
2075	1.10.2–3.2	1.20.3–3.2	12.6
2076	1.10.2–3.1	1.10.3–3.1	12.4
2077	1.10.2–3	1.10.3–3.1	12.3
2078	10.2–3	1.10.3–3.1	12.1
2079	10.1–2.9	1.10.3–3.1	12
2080	10.1–2.9	1.10.3–3	11.8
2081	10.1–2.8	10.3–3	11.7
2082	0.90.1–2.8	10.2–3	11.6
2083	0.90.1–2.9	10.2–3	11.5
2084	0.90.1–2.8	10.2–3	11.4
2085	0.90.1–2.7	10.2–2.9	11.3
2086	0.90.1–2.7	0.90.2–2.8	11.1
2087	0.80.1–2.6	0.90.2–2.8	11
2088	0.80.1–2.5	0.90.2–2.8	10.9
2089	0.80.1–2.6	0.90.1–2.9	10.8
2090	0.80–2.6	0.90.1–2.8	10.7
2091	0.80–2.4	0.90.1–2.9	10.6
2092	0.70–2.5	0.80.1–2.7	10.5
2093	0.70–2.5	0.80.1–2.6	10.4
2094	0.70–2.4	0.80.1–2.6	10.3
2095	0.70–2.4	0.80.1–2.6	10.1
2096	0.70–2.3	0.80.1–2.7	10
2097	0.70–2.4	0.80.1–2.6	9.9
2098	0.60–2.3	0.80.1–2.6	9.8
2099	0.60–2.3	0.70.1–2.6	9.7
2100	0.60–2.2	0.70.1–2.5	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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time