Denmark vs Switzerland: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Denmark
3.8 years
in 2023
Switzerland
3.8 years
in 2023
Denmark rank
179th
Switzerland rank
180th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Denmark
- Switzerland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 3.8 years against 3.8 years in Switzerland, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Switzerland ahead.
Denmark ranks 179th and Switzerland ranks 180th of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.29 years | 1.64 years | 0.3475 years | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 1.41 years | 1.24 years | 0.175 years | Denmark |
| 1890s | 1.94 years | 1.54 years | 0.4 years | Denmark |
| 1900s | 1.95 years | 1.7 years | 0.249 years | Denmark |
| 1910s | 1.53 years | 2.47 years | 0.945 years | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.063 years | 2.27 years | 2.21 years | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.518 years | 3.18 years | 2.66 years | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 1.17 years | 3.5 years | 2.33 years | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 2.3 years | 4.34 years | 2.04 years | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 3.85 years | 5.34 years | 1.49 years | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 5.34 years | 6.07 years | 0.7251 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 5.78 years | 6.56 years | 0.7823 years | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 5.07 years | 6.26 years | 1.19 years | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 4.46 years | 4.97 years | 0.509 years | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 3.97 years | 4.03 years | 0.0612 years | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.77 years | 4.02 years | 0.2535 years | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Denmark or Switzerland?
- Denmark, at 3.8 years against 3.8 years in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Denmark and Switzerland?
- 0 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 at different ages?
- Denmark ranks 179th and Switzerland ranks 180th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages. 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.