Sweden vs Switzerland: Life expectancy at birth, male
Sweden
82.6 years
in 2024
Switzerland
82.7 years
in 2024
Sweden rank
6th
Switzerland rank
4th
Life expectancy at birth, male over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 82.7 years against 82.6 years in Sweden, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 4th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.62 years | 69.17 years | 2.46 years | Sweden |
| 1970s | 72.22 years | 71.22 years | 1 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 73.76 years | 73.25 years | 0.516 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 76 years | 75.31 years | 0.688 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 78.35 years | 78.54 years | 0.19 years | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 80.41 years | 81.11 years | 0.7 years | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 81.52 years | 81.94 years | 0.42 years | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 82.7 years against 82.6 years in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.1 years, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Sweden ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 4th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.