Italy vs Switzerland: Female life expectancy at birth

Italy
85.75 years
in 2023
Switzerland
85.83 years
in 2023
Italy rank
15th
Switzerland rank
14th

Female life expectancy at birth over time

  • Italy
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 85.83 years against 85.75 years in Italy, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.

Italy ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Switzerland Difference Ahead
1950s 69.35 years 72.43 years 3.08 years Switzerland
1960s 72.95 years 74.94 years 1.99 years Switzerland
1970s 75.91 years 77.61 years 1.7 years Switzerland
1980s 78.75 years 79.98 years 1.23 years Switzerland
1990s 81.18 years 81.69 years 0.5093 years Switzerland
2000s 83.49 years 83.48 years 0.0174 years Italy
2010s 84.9 years 84.99 years 0.0922 years Switzerland
2020s 84.93 years 85.47 years 0.5387 years Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female life expectancy at birth, Italy or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 85.83 years against 85.75 years in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in female life expectancy at birth between Italy and Switzerland?
0.08 years, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for female life expectancy at birth?
Italy ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Female life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.