COVID-19 Switzerland
Information on the current situation, as of 21 March 2023
Development over time by main cause of death
Laboratory-confirmed deaths, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, 24.02.2020 to 12.03.2023
The graph shows the development of all deaths with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection according to the main cause of death.
We have been collecting the information since the beginning of September 2022. The information on the cause of death is mainly based on the clinical diagnosis that doctors record on the clinical notification. Even if COVID-19 was not the primary reason on the cause of death, a connection with COVID-19 cannot be ruled out.
«COVID-19»: Patients for whom the primary cause of death was COVID-19.
«Others»: Patients for whom COVID-19 was a concomitant disease and not the main cause of death.
«Unknown»: Patients for whom the primary cause of death was not reported or its unknown whether COVID-19 was the main cause of death.
We have been collecting the information since the beginning of September 2022. The information on the cause of death is mainly based on the clinical diagnosis that doctors record on the clinical notification. Even if COVID-19 was not the primary reason on the cause of death, a connection with COVID-19 cannot be ruled out.
«COVID-19»: Patients for whom the primary cause of death was COVID-19.
«Others»: Patients for whom COVID-19 was a concomitant disease and not the main cause of death.
«Unknown»: Patients for whom the primary cause of death was not reported or its unknown whether COVID-19 was the main cause of death.
People who have died with a laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection. For this statistic the date of death is decisive. The time frame desired can be selected with the slider below the graph.
Per 100 000 inhabitantsPer 100 000 inhabitantsAbsolute numbersShare (%)
Main cause of death
COVID-19
Other
Unknown
No data collected
Per 100 000 inhabitants