Switzerland (2020)
6.4
per 1,000 births
+1.6% YoY
YoY Change
+1.6%
Trend
up
Series length
15
years of data

Data

Switzerland Perinatal Mortality Rate (2020) — source data. Eurostat.
Year per 1,000 births Change
2020 6.4 +1.6%
2019 6.3 -4.5%
2018 6.6 +1.5%
2017 6.5 -3.0%
2016 6.7 n/a
2014 7 -7.9%
2013 7.6 +11.8%
2012 6.8 unchanged
2011 6.8 -2.9%
2010 7 -6.7%
2009 7.5 +4.2%
2008 7.2 +9.1%
2007 6.6 -13.2%
2006 7.6 +10.1%
2005 6.9 n/a

About this Dataset

Switzerland recorded 6.4 per 1,000 births in 2020. The latest change was +1.6%. Across 2005–2020 the series ranges from 6.3 per 1,000 births in 2019 to 7.6 per 1,000 births in 2006.

This page tracks the perinatal mortality rate (stillbirths + deaths in first week of life per 1,000 births) in Switzerland.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the perinatal mortality rate (stillbirths + deaths in first week of life per 1,000 births) in Switzerland. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2020. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2020 (15 observations).

The series peaked at 7.6 per 1,000 births in 2006 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6.3 per 1,000 births in 2019. The latest reading is 6.4 per 1,000 births in 2020. The latest change was +1.6%.