Malta vs Switzerland: Life expectancy
Malta
83.35 years
in 2020
Switzerland
83.07 years
in 2020
Malta rank
5th
Switzerland rank
7th
Life expectancy over time
- Malta
- Switzerland
How they compare
Malta currently reports 83.35 years against 83.07 years in Switzerland, a difference of 0.28 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Malta ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 162 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 66.88 years | 69.49 years | 2.61 years | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 68.87 years | 71.86 years | 3 years | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 70.81 years | 73.96 years | 3.15 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 73.58 years | 76.23 years | 2.65 years | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 76.54 years | 77.97 years | 1.44 years | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 78.61 years | 80.53 years | 1.92 years | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 82.39 years | 82.56 years | 0.1772 years | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 83.35 years | 83.07 years | 0.2875 years | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Malta or Switzerland?
- Malta, at 83.35 years against 83.07 years in Switzerland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Malta and Switzerland?
- 0.28 years, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Switzerland?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Malta and Switzerland rank globally for life expectancy?
- Malta ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.