{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ch-perinatal-mortality-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ch-perinatal-mortality-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ch-perinatal-mortality-rate/","title":"Switzerland Perinatal Mortality Rate (2020)","description":"Switzerland's Perinatal Mortality Rate: 6.4 per 1,000 births in 2020, +1.6% YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_MINFIND), 2005–2020.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Switzerland","2020"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Switzerland","temporal_coverage":"2005/2020","unit":"per 1,000 births","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2020","variable_measured":"Switzerland Perinatal Mortality Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_MINFIND/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2020"},{"label":"Observations","value":"15"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Switzerland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Switzerland (2020)","value":"6.4","unit":"per 1,000 births","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.6% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.6%","unit":"per 1,000 births"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"15","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Switzerland Perinatal Mortality Rate"}],"observation_count":15,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":6.9},{"period":"2006","value":7.6},{"period":"2007","value":6.6},{"period":"2008","value":7.2},{"period":"2009","value":7.5},{"period":"2010","value":7},{"period":"2011","value":6.8},{"period":"2012","value":6.8},{"period":"2013","value":7.6},{"period":"2014","value":7},{"period":"2016","value":6.7},{"period":"2017","value":6.5},{"period":"2018","value":6.6},{"period":"2019","value":6.3},{"period":"2020","value":6.4}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 1,000 births"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2020","value":"6.4","yoyChange":"+1.6%"},{"year":"2019","value":"6.3","yoyChange":"-4.5%"},{"year":"2018","value":"6.6","yoyChange":"+1.5%"},{"year":"2017","value":"6.5","yoyChange":"-3.0%"},{"year":"2016","value":"6.7","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2014","value":"7.0","yoyChange":"-7.9%"},{"year":"2013","value":"7.6","yoyChange":"+11.8%"},{"year":"2012","value":"6.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"6.8","yoyChange":"-2.9%"},{"year":"2010","value":"7.0","yoyChange":"-6.7%"},{"year":"2009","value":"7.5","yoyChange":"+4.2%"},{"year":"2008","value":"7.2","yoyChange":"+9.1%"},{"year":"2007","value":"6.6","yoyChange":"-13.2%"},{"year":"2006","value":"7.6","yoyChange":"+10.1%"},{"year":"2005","value":"6.9","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the perinatal mortality rate (stillbirths + deaths in first week of life per 1,000 births) in Switzerland from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 7.6 per 1,000 births in 2006 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6.3 in 2019. The latest reading of 6.4 in 2020 represents a change of +0.1."}]}