North America vs Switzerland: Survival to age 65, female
North America
88.9%
in 2024
Switzerland
94.6%
in 2024
North America rank
9th
Switzerland rank
11th
Survival to age 65, female over time
- North America
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 94.6% against 88.9% in North America, a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times North America's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.1% | 83.5% | 4.3% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 81.8% | 86.7% | 4.9% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 84.5% | 89.1% | 4.5% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 86.1% | 90.6% | 4.5% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 87.4% | 92.2% | 4.8% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 93.7% | 5.4% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 94.5% | 7.2% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival to age 65, female, North America or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 94.6% against 88.9% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival to age 65, female between North America and Switzerland?
- 5.7%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do North America and Switzerland rank globally for survival to age 65, female?
- North America ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.