Stable trend for most common causes of death in 2019
Neuchâtel, 21.12.2021 - In 2019, 67 780 people died in Switzerland, which was 692 or 1% more than in the previous year. As in recent years, the most common causes of death were cardiovascular diseases (29%) and cancer (25%), followed by dementia (10%), respiratory diseases (7%) and external causes such as accidents and violent deaths (6%). The main causes of death vary by age and sex. These are some of the findings from the Cause of death statistics of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
This press release and further information on this topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below).
Address for enquiries
Rolf Weitkunat, FSO, Population Health, tel.: +41 58 485 67 24,
e-mail: rolf.weitkunat@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
http://www.statistics.admin.ch
