Cyprus vs Switzerland: Autopsy rate

Cyprus
4.7%
in 2020
Switzerland
3.5%
in 2019
Cyprus rank
28th
Switzerland rank
29th

Autopsy rate over time

  • Cyprus
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 4.7% against 3.5% in Switzerland, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Switzerland ahead.

Cyprus ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 29th of 39 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Autopsy rate
Unit
%
Source
Paratz et al. (2023); World Health Organization (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
39 places, 1,121 data points, 1970–2021
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The share of all deaths for which an autopsy was performed. Autopsies may be used to determine the cause of sudden deaths; when there is a lack of doctors and nurses, medical records, or death certificate training; or for other legal or cultural reasons.