High income vs Switzerland: Life expectancy at birth, total
High income
80.39 years
in 2024
Switzerland
84.41 years
in 2024
High income rank
3rd
Switzerland rank
5th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- High income
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 84.41 years against 80.39 years in High income, a difference of 4.02 years.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 5th of 45 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.28 years | 71.98 years | 2.69 years | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 71.28 years | 74.34 years | 3.06 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 73.45 years | 76.53 years | 3.08 years | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 74.98 years | 78.43 years | 3.45 years | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 77.13 years | 81.04 years | 3.91 years | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 79.47 years | 83.13 years | 3.66 years | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 79.59 years | 83.78 years | 4.19 years | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, High income or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 84.41 years against 80.39 years in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between High income and Switzerland?
- 4.02 years, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do High income and Switzerland rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- High income ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 5th of 45 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
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.