Germany vs Switzerland: Probability of dying that year, among males
Germany
0.3%
in 2023
Switzerland
0.3%
in 2023
Germany rank
211th
Switzerland rank
208th
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Germany, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 211th and Switzerland ranks 208th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.1% | 2.9% | 2.1% | Germany |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 0.8% | Germany |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Germany or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Germany and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Germany ranks 211th and Switzerland ranks 208th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.