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
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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

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.