Norway vs Switzerland: Survival to age 65, male

Norway
91.1%
in 2024
Switzerland
91.0%
in 2024
Norway rank
12th
Switzerland rank
13th

Survival to age 65, male over time

  • Norway
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 91.1% against 91.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 13th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 74.9% 71.3% 3.7% Norway
1970s 75.5% 75.1% 0.4% Norway
1980s 77.4% 78.4% 1.0% Switzerland
1990s 81.6% 82.0% 0.4% Switzerland
2000s 85.7% 86.4% 0.7% Switzerland
2010s 88.9% 89.6% 0.6% Switzerland
2020s 90.8% 90.6% 0.2% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Norway or Switzerland?
Norway, at 91.1% against 91.0% in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Norway and Switzerland?
0.1%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
Norway ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 13th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort)
Unit
% of cohort
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.