Australia vs Switzerland: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females
Australia
10.74 years
in 2023
Switzerland
10.63 years
in 2023
Australia rank
26th
Switzerland rank
29th
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females over time
- Australia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 10.74 years against 10.63 years in Switzerland, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 26th and Switzerland ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 6.15 years | 4.91 years | 1.23 years | Australia |
| 1930s | 6.34 years | 5.16 years | 1.17 years | Australia |
| 1940s | 6.29 years | 5.44 years | 0.841 years | Australia |
| 1950s | 6.55 years | 5.92 years | 0.6259 years | Australia |
| 1960s | 6.95 years | 6.33 years | 0.6178 years | Australia |
| 1970s | 7.47 years | 7.19 years | 0.2764 years | Australia |
| 1980s | 8.25 years | 8.09 years | 0.1624 years | Australia |
| 1990s | 8.95 years | 8.81 years | 0.1364 years | Australia |
| 2000s | 9.67 years | 9.5 years | 0.1702 years | Australia |
| 2010s | 10.34 years | 10.19 years | 0.1529 years | Australia |
| 2020s | 10.74 years | 10.42 years | 0.3158 years | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females, Australia or Switzerland?
- Australia, at 10.74 years against 10.63 years in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females between Australia and Switzerland?
- 0.11 years, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Australia ranks 26th and Switzerland ranks 29th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Remaining period life expectancy at age 80 among females, in a given year.