Switzerland—Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)
Switzerland's under-5 mortality, female (per 1,000) was 3.6 in 2023, ranking #164 out of 196 countries. This represents a +0.0% change from 2022. Over the past 24 years, the highest recorded value was 5 (2000) and the lowest was 3.6 (2021). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.6 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.7 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.9 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.2 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 4.3 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 4.6 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 |
Top Countries — Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 110.7 | 2023 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 99.5 | 2023 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 98.1 | 2023 |
| 4 | Chad | 94.8 | 2023 |
| 5 | South Sudan | 93.4 | 2023 |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 88.4 | 2023 |
| 7 | Guinea | 87.7 | 2023 |
| 8 | Mali | 86.1 | 2023 |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 86 | 2023 |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 72.7 | 2023 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Methodology
Data compiled by UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: www.childmortality.org; World Health Organization (WHO), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation; World Bank (WB), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation; United Nations (UN), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, publisher: UN Population Division.