Australia vs Switzerland: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Australia
0.3%
in 2023
Switzerland
0.3%
in 2023
Australia rank
202nd
Switzerland rank
203rd
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Australia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Switzerland ahead.
Australia ranks 202nd and Switzerland ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 4.9% | 5.2% | 0.3% | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 3.6% | 4.1% | 0.5% | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 2.9% | 3.5% | 0.6% | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 2.0% | 2.3% | 0.3% | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Australia or Switzerland?
- Australia, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Australia and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Australia ranks 202nd and Switzerland ranks 203rd 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 in infancy, by sex. 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.