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Sex gap in life expectancy in Switzerland

Switzerland: Sex gap in life expectancy was 3.82 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.82 years
Change on year
down 12.6%
World rank
192nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.99 years
in 1991
All-time low
2.04 years
in 1883
Years of data
148
1876–2023

Sex gap in life expectancy in Switzerland, 1876–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 3.82 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.

The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Switzerland peaked at 6.99 years in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.04 years, in 1883.

Switzerland ranks 192nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 148 years of available data.

Sex gap in life expectancy in Switzerland, year by year

Year years Change
1876 3.4 years —
1877 3 years -11.8%
1878 2.58 years -14.0%
1879 3.12 years +20.9%
1880 3.05 years -2.2%
1881 2.58 years -15.4%
1882 2.74 years +6.2%
1883 2.04 years -25.5%
1884 2.49 years +22.1%
1885 2.44 years -2.0%
1886 2.34 years -4.1%
1887 2.58 years +10.3%
1888 2.66 years +3.1%
1889 2.18 years -18.0%
1890 2.71 years +24.3%
1891 2.79 years +3.0%
1892 2.79 years +0.0%
1893 2.54 years -9.0%
1894 2.41 years -5.1%
1895 2.93 years +21.6%
1896 3.08 years +5.1%
1897 2.83 years -8.1%
1898 3.19 years +12.7%
1899 3.49 years +9.4%
1900 2.68 years -23.2%
1901 3.26 years +21.6%
1902 2.67 years -18.1%
1903 2.49 years -6.7%
1904 2.44 years -2.0%
1905 2.86 years +17.2%
1906 2.91 years +1.7%
1907 3.08 years +5.8%
1908 3.19 years +3.6%
1909 2.99 years -6.3%
1910 3.39 years +13.4%
1911 3.24 years -4.4%
1912 3.36 years +3.7%
1913 3.45 years +2.7%
1914 3.3 years -4.3%
1915 3.17 years -3.9%
1916 3.15 years -0.6%
1917 3.31 years +5.1%
1918 5.18 years +56.5%
1919 2.17 years -58.1%
1920 2.55 years +17.5%
1921 3.34 years +31.0%
1922 2.4 years -28.1%
1923 3.52 years +46.7%
1924 3.14 years -10.8%
1925 3.01 years -4.1%
1926 3.13 years +4.0%
1927 3.01 years -3.8%
1928 3.54 years +17.6%
1929 3.84 years +8.5%
1930 4.18 years +8.9%
1931 3.62 years -13.4%
1932 3.68 years +1.7%
1933 3.74 years +1.6%
1934 4.17 years +11.5%
1935 3.74 years -10.3%
1936 4.25 years +13.6%
1937 3.92 years -7.8%
1938 3.67 years -6.4%
1939 4.19 years +14.2%
1940 4.32 years +3.1%
1941 4.23 years -2.1%
1942 4.34 years +2.6%
1943 4.45 years +2.5%
1944 4.45 years +0.0%
1945 4.07 years -8.5%
1946 3.53 years -13.3%
1947 4.27 years +21.0%
1948 4.29 years +0.5%
1949 4.27 years -0.5%
1950 4.44 years +4.0%
1951 4.63 years +4.3%
1952 4.61 years -0.4%
1953 4.84 years +4.9%
1954 4.72 years -2.4%
1955 4.65 years -1.5%
1956 4.97 years +7.1%
1957 5.33 years +7.1%
1958 5.39 years +1.2%
1959 5.38 years -0.2%
1960 5.46 years +1.5%
1961 5.74 years +5.1%
1962 5.65 years -1.6%
1963 5.94 years +5.1%
1964 5.92 years -0.4%
1965 5.6 years -5.5%
1966 5.69 years +1.7%
1967 6.03 years +5.9%
1968 5.73 years -5.0%
1969 5.93 years +3.6%
1970 6.14 years +3.5%
1971 6.09 years -0.8%
1972 6.21 years +2.0%
1973 6.07 years -2.2%
1974 6.39 years +5.3%
1975 6.51 years +1.8%
1976 6.54 years +0.4%
1977 6.72 years +2.7%
1978 6.77 years +0.7%
1979 6.48 years -4.3%
1980 6.63 years +2.3%
1981 6.71 years +1.2%
1982 6.65 years -0.9%
1983 6.87 years +3.2%
1984 6.69 years -2.6%
1985 6.68 years -0.2%
1986 6.64 years -0.5%
1987 6.76 years +1.7%
1988 6.83 years +1.1%
1989 6.87 years +0.5%
1990 6.76 years -1.7%
1991 6.99 years +3.4%
1992 6.88 years -1.6%
1993 6.51 years -5.3%
1994 6.56 years +0.7%
1995 6.39 years -2.6%
1996 6.05 years -5.4%
1997 5.78 years -4.3%
1998 6.15 years +6.3%
1999 5.7 years -7.4%
2000 5.64 years -1.0%
2001 5.6 years -0.6%
2002 5.22 years -6.9%
2003 5.09 years -2.4%
2004 5.04 years -1.1%
2005 5.12 years +1.6%
2006 4.81 years -6.0%
2007 4.7 years -2.3%
2008 4.61 years -2.1%
2009 4.55 years -1.1%
2010 4.34 years -4.8%
2011 4.39 years +1.3%
2012 4.16 years -5.3%
2013 4.22 years +1.4%
2014 4.18 years -0.8%
2015 4.19 years +0.1%
2016 3.69 years -11.8%
2017 3.99 years +8.0%
2018 3.73 years -6.5%
2019 3.66 years -1.7%
2020 4.08 years +11.3%
2021 3.99 years -2.3%
2022 4.38 years +9.8%
2023 3.82 years -12.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1870s 3.02 years 2.58 years 3.4 years 4
1880s 2.51 years 2.04 years 3.05 years 10
1890s 2.88 years 2.41 years 3.49 years 10
1900s 2.86 years 2.44 years 3.26 years 10
1910s 3.37 years 2.17 years 5.18 years 10
1920s 3.15 years 2.4 years 3.84 years 10
1930s 3.92 years 3.62 years 4.25 years 10
1940s 4.22 years 3.53 years 4.45 years 10
1950s 4.9 years 4.44 years 5.39 years 10
1960s 5.77 years 5.46 years 6.03 years 10
1970s 6.39 years 6.07 years 6.77 years 10
1980s 6.73 years 6.63 years 6.87 years 10
1990s 6.38 years 5.7 years 6.99 years 10
2000s 5.04 years 4.55 years 5.64 years 10
2010s 4.05 years 3.66 years 4.39 years 10
2020s 4.07 years 3.82 years 4.38 years 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is sex gap in life expectancy in Switzerland?
Sex gap in life expectancy in Switzerland was 3.82 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 6.99 years in 1991.
What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 2.04 years in 1883.
How does Switzerland rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
Switzerland ranks 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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