Sweden vs Switzerland: Life expectancy by age and sex
Sweden
83.8 Year
in 2024
Switzerland
84.2 Year
in 2024
Sweden rank
4th
Switzerland rank
1st
Life expectancy by age and sex over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 84.2 Year against 83.8 Year in Sweden, a difference of 0.4 Year.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 1st of 56 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.05 Year | 72.7 Year | 1.35 Year | Sweden |
| 1970s | 75.07 Year | 74.54 Year | 0.53 Year | Sweden |
| 1980s | 76.78 Year | 76.79 Year | 0.01 Year | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 78.75 Year | 78.73 Year | 0.02 Year | Sweden |
| 2000s | 80.63 Year | 81.3 Year | 0.67 Year | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 82.2 Year | 83.14 Year | 0.94 Year | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 83.08 Year | 83.7 Year | 0.62 Year | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by age and sex, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 84.2 Year against 83.8 Year in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by age and sex between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.4 Year, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for life expectancy by age and sex?
- Sweden ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 1st of 56 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Life expectancy by age and sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.