Italy vs Switzerland: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females
Italy
10.5 years
in 2023
Switzerland
10.63 years
in 2023
Italy rank
32nd
Switzerland rank
29th
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females over time
- Italy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 10.63 years against 10.5 years in Italy, a difference of 0.13 years.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 32nd and Switzerland ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 4.8 years | 4.19 years | 0.61 years | Italy |
| 1880s | 4.6 years | 4.26 years | 0.339 years | Italy |
| 1890s | 4.79 years | 4.33 years | 0.462 years | Italy |
| 1900s | 4.7 years | 4.52 years | 0.18 years | Italy |
| 1910s | 4.65 years | 4.71 years | 0.063 years | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 4.76 years | 4.88 years | 0.125 years | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 5.24 years | 5.16 years | 0.072 years | Italy |
| 1940s | 5.12 years | 5.44 years | 0.319 years | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 5.87 years | 5.92 years | 0.056 years | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 6.32 years | 6.33 years | 0.0074 years | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 6.82 years | 7.19 years | 0.375 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 7.6 years | 8.09 years | 0.4918 years | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 8.67 years | 8.81 years | 0.1399 years | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 9.53 years | 9.5 years | 0.0378 years | Italy |
| 2010s | 10.11 years | 10.19 years | 0.073 years | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 10.2 years | 10.42 years | 0.2219 years | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females, Italy or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 10.63 years against 10.5 years in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females between Italy and Switzerland?
- 0.13 years, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Italy ranks 32nd 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.