Denmark vs Switzerland: Sex gap in life expectancy
Denmark
3.84 years
in 2023
Switzerland
3.82 years
in 2023
Denmark rank
191st
Switzerland rank
192nd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Denmark
- Switzerland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 3.84 years against 3.82 years in Switzerland, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Switzerland ahead.
Denmark ranks 191st and Switzerland ranks 192nd of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.88 years | 3.02 years | 1.14 years | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 1.99 years | 2.51 years | 0.515 years | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 2.75 years | 2.88 years | 0.126 years | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 3.12 years | 2.86 years | 0.263 years | Denmark |
| 1910s | 2.76 years | 3.37 years | 0.615 years | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 1.61 years | 3.15 years | 1.54 years | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 2.01 years | 3.92 years | 1.9 years | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 2.16 years | 4.22 years | 2.06 years | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 2.97 years | 4.9 years | 1.93 years | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 4.35 years | 5.77 years | 1.42 years | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 5.68 years | 6.39 years | 0.7095 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 5.94 years | 6.73 years | 0.7961 years | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 5.19 years | 6.38 years | 1.18 years | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 4.53 years | 5.04 years | 0.507 years | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 4.01 years | 4.05 years | 0.0402 years | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.81 years | 4.07 years | 0.2592 years | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Denmark or Switzerland?
- Denmark, at 3.84 years against 3.82 years in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Denmark and Switzerland?
- 0.02 years, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Denmark ranks 191st and Switzerland ranks 192nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.