East Asia & Pacific vs Switzerland: Life expectancy at birth, total

East Asia & Pacific
76.74 years
in 2024
Switzerland
84.41 years
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific rank
10th
Switzerland rank
5th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 84.41 years against 76.74 years in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 7.67 years.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 5th of 47 groups.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 53.01 years 71.98 years 18.97 years Switzerland
1970s 61.12 years 74.34 years 13.21 years Switzerland
1980s 66.41 years 76.53 years 10.13 years Switzerland
1990s 69.9 years 78.43 years 8.53 years Switzerland
2000s 73.06 years 81.04 years 7.98 years Switzerland
2010s 75.63 years 83.13 years 7.5 years Switzerland
2020s 76.55 years 83.78 years 7.23 years Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, East Asia & Pacific or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 84.41 years against 76.74 years in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between East Asia & Pacific and Switzerland?
7.67 years, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Switzerland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Switzerland rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.