Japan vs Switzerland: Period versus cohort life expectancy
Japan
84.16
in 2023
Switzerland
84.06
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 against 84.06 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1.
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 | 67.16 | 11.74 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 64.2 | 70.02 | 5.82 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 70.08 | 72.09 | 2.01 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 74.15 | 74.46 | 0.305 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 77.65 | 76.67 | 0.984 | Japan |
| 1990s | 79.87 | 78.58 | 1.29 | Japan |
| 2000s | 82.12 | 81.06 | 1.07 | Japan |
| 2010s | 83.7 | 83.03 | 0.668 | Japan |
| 2020s | 84.39 | 83.58 | 0.8125 | 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 against 84.06 in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in period versus cohort life expectancy between Japan and Switzerland?
- 0.1, 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?
- 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.