Switzerland vs United States: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in Switzerland and 5.3 per 1,000 live births in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 2.1 per 1,000 live births, or 1.66 times that in Switzerland.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Switzerland ranked 200 and United States ranked 164 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Switzerland at 0.6 per 1,000 live births and United States at 1 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 States	World
2023	3.2	5.3	27.3
2022	3.3	5.4	28.2
2021	3.2	5.5	28.4
2020	3.7	5.3	28.7
2019	3.3	5.5	29.2
2018	3.3	5.6	29.7
2017	3.6	5.7	30.3
2016	3.6	5.8	31.1
2015	4	5.9	32.1
2014	4.1	5.8	32.9
2013	4	5.9	33.9
2012	3.8	6	35
2011	3.9	6	36.8
2010	3.9	6.2	37.7
2009	4.4	6.5	39.1
2008	4.1	6.8	40.4
2007	4	7	42
2006	4.4	7	43.7
2005	4.2	7	45.4
2004	4.3	6.9	47.2
2003	4.3	7	48.8
2002	4.5	7	50.6
2001	4.9	6.9	52.2
2000	4.9	7.2	53.7
1999	4.6	7.3	55.5
1998	4.8	7.5	57.1
1997	4.7	7.4	58.3
1996	4.7	7.6	59.6
1995	5.1	7.8	60.8
1994	5.2	8.2	62
1993	5.5	8.5	62.9
1992	6.4	8.7	64.1
1991	6.3	9.2	64.9
1990	6.9	9.7	64.9
1989	7.4	10.3	66.2
1988	7	10.2	68
1987	6.9	10.3	68.6
1986	6.9	10.4	70.8
1985	6.9	10.8	72.9
1984	7.2	10.9	74.6
1983	7.5	11.1	76.1
1982	7.7	11.5	76.6
1981	7.5	11.9	78.7
1980	9.2	12.7	80.6
1979	8.6	13.1	82.5
1978	8.6	13.6	84.7
1977	9.8	14.2	86.4
1976	10.8	15.1	88.1
1975	10.6	15.9	89.6
1974	12.5	16.8	90.9
1973	13.1	17.3	92.1
1972	13	17.8	93.6
1971	14.2	18.8	96.1
1970	15.3	20.9	96.9
1969	15.6	21.4	98.3
1968	16.1	22.1	100.2
1967	17.5	22.3	103.1
1966	17	23.4	104.9
1965	17.7	24.1	106.4
1964	19.4	24.8	106.1
1963	20.9	25.1	107.7
1962	21.7	25.2	110.2
1961	21.5	25.4	121.5
1960	21.2	26.4	131.8
1959	21.9	26.7	125.7
1958	21.8	27.4	117.7
1957	22.7	27.4	120
1956	25.4	27.3	121.9
1955	26	27.8	124.8
1954	26.8	28.5	127.7
1953	29	29.9	130.1
1952	29.1	31.2	132.7
1951	29.3	31.4	136
1950	31	31.7	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Switzerland	United States	World
2024	3.22.8–3.7	4.94.1–5.9	26.9
2025	3.12.5–3.7	4.83.7–6.2	26.4
2026	32.4–3.8	4.73.4–6.4	25.9
2027	32.2–3.9	4.53.3–6.6	25.4
2028	2.92.2–3.9	4.43.1–6.7	24.9
2029	2.82–3.9	4.32.9–6.9	24.5
2030	2.81.9–4	4.12.7–6.9	24
2031	2.71.8–3.9	42.6–7	23.6
2032	2.71.7–4	3.92.4–7	23.2
2033	2.61.7–4	3.82.4–7.1	22.8
2034	2.61.6–4	3.72.2–7.1	22.3
2035	2.51.5–4	3.62.1–7.1	21.9
2036	2.51.4–4	3.52–7	21.5
2037	2.41.4–4	3.42–7.2	21.1
2038	2.41.3–4	3.31.9–7.2	20.8
2039	2.31.2–4	3.31.8–7.1	20.4
2040	2.31.2–4	3.21.8–7.1	20
2041	2.21.1–3.9	3.11.7–7.1	19.7
2042	2.21.1–3.9	31.7–7	19.4
2043	2.11–3.9	31.6–7	19
2044	2.11–3.8	2.91.5–7	18.7
2045	21–3.8	2.81.5–6.7	18.4
2046	20.9–3.8	2.71.4–6.7	18.2
2047	20.9–3.7	2.71.4–6.6	17.9
2048	1.90.8–3.8	2.61.4–6.5	17.7
2049	1.90.8–3.8	2.61.3–6.5	17.5
2050	1.80.7–3.7	2.51.3–6.4	17.3
2051	1.80.7–3.7	2.41.2–6.3	17.1
2052	1.80.7–3.7	2.41.2–6.2	16.9
2053	1.70.6–3.7	2.31.2–6.2	16.7
2054	1.70.6–3.7	2.31.1–6.1	16.5
2055	1.70.6–3.6	2.21.1–6	16.3
2056	1.60.6–3.7	2.21–6	16.1
2057	1.60.5–3.6	2.11–5.8	15.9
2058	1.60.5–3.6	2.10.9–5.6	15.7
2059	1.50.5–3.5	2.10.9–5.7	15.5
2060	1.50.5–3.4	20.9–5.5	15.3
2061	1.50.4–3.5	20.9–5.6	15.1
2062	1.40.4–3.4	1.90.9–5.5	14.9
2063	1.40.4–3.4	1.90.8–5.4	14.7
2064	1.40.4–3.4	1.90.8–5.4	14.5
2065	1.40.4–3.4	1.80.8–5.4	14.3
2066	1.30.3–3.4	1.80.8–5.2	14.1
2067	1.30.3–3.3	1.80.8–5.1	13.9
2068	1.30.3–3.3	1.70.7–4.9	13.8
2069	1.30.3–3.3	1.70.7–4.9	13.6
2070	1.20.3–3.2	1.70.7–4.9	13.4
2071	1.20.3–3.2	1.60.6–4.9	13.2
2072	1.20.2–3.3	1.60.6–4.8	13
2073	1.20.2–3.2	1.60.6–4.9	12.9
2074	1.10.2–3.2	1.60.6–4.8	12.7
2075	1.10.2–3.2	1.50.6–4.8	12.6
2076	1.10.2–3.1	1.50.6–4.8	12.4
2077	1.10.2–3	1.50.6–4.8	12.3
2078	10.2–3	1.50.5–4.7	12.1
2079	10.1–2.9	1.40.5–4.7	12
2080	10.1–2.9	1.40.5–4.4	11.8
2081	10.1–2.8	1.40.5–4.5	11.7
2082	0.90.1–2.8	1.40.4–4.5	11.6
2083	0.90.1–2.9	1.30.4–4.3	11.5
2084	0.90.1–2.8	1.30.4–4.5	11.4
2085	0.90.1–2.7	1.30.4–4.4	11.3
2086	0.90.1–2.7	1.30.4–4.2	11.1
2087	0.80.1–2.6	1.30.4–4.2	11
2088	0.80.1–2.5	1.20.4–4.1	10.9
2089	0.80.1–2.6	1.20.3–4.1	10.8
2090	0.80–2.6	1.20.3–4	10.7
2091	0.80–2.4	1.20.3–4.1	10.6
2092	0.70–2.5	1.20.3–3.9	10.5
2093	0.70–2.5	1.10.3–4	10.4
2094	0.70–2.4	1.10.3–3.7	10.3
2095	0.70–2.4	1.10.2–3.7	10.1
2096	0.70–2.3	1.10.2–3.7	10
2097	0.70–2.4	1.10.2–3.6	9.9
2098	0.60–2.3	1.10.2–3.5	9.8
2099	0.60–2.3	10.2–3.4	9.7
2100	0.60–2.2	10.2–3.3	9.6

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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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