COVID-19 was the third most common cause of death in Switzerland in 2020
Neuchâtel, 29.08.2022 - While there are usually around 70 000 deaths in Switzerland in a normal year, in the 2020 pandemic year there were 76 195 deaths, 12.4% more than in the previous year. This increase was due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The proportion of deaths with COVID-19 as the main cause of death was 12.2% in 2020, third only to cardiovascular disease (26.9%) and cancer (22.2%). These are some of the findings of the cause of death statistics from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
This press release and further information on the 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
