North Macedonia vs Switzerland: Autopsy rate

North Macedonia
2.7%
in 2003
Switzerland
3.5%
in 2019
North Macedonia rank
31st
Switzerland rank
29th

Autopsy rate over time

  • North Macedonia
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 3.5% against 2.7% in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.3 times North Macedonia's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

North Macedonia ranks 31st 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.