Japan vs Switzerland: Period versus cohort life expectancy
Japan
84.16 years
in 2023
Switzerland
84.06 years
in 2023
Japan rank
2nd
Switzerland rank
3rd
Period versus cohort life expectancy over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 84.16 years against 84.06 years in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Switzerland ahead.
Japan ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 41 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 55.42 years | 67.16 years | 11.74 years | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 64.2 years | 70.02 years | 5.82 years | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 70.08 years | 72.09 years | 2.01 years | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 74.15 years | 74.46 years | 0.305 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 77.65 years | 76.67 years | 0.984 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 79.87 years | 78.58 years | 1.29 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 82.12 years | 81.06 years | 1.07 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 83.7 years | 83.03 years | 0.668 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 84.39 years | 83.58 years | 0.8125 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher period versus cohort life expectancy, Japan or Switzerland?
- Japan, at 84.16 years against 84.06 years in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in period versus cohort life expectancy between Japan and Switzerland?
- 0.1 years, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for period versus cohort life expectancy?
- Japan ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Period versus cohort life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth, in a given year.