Food supply vs life expectancy in Switzerland

Switzerland: Food supply vs life expectancy was 83.95 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
83.95
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
9th
of 229 countries
All-time high
83.95
in 2023
All-time low
68.69
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Food supply vs life expectancy in Switzerland, 1950–2023

020406080195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 83.95 for food supply vs life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food supply vs life expectancy in Switzerland peaked at 83.95 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.69, in 1951.

Switzerland ranks 9th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 70.02 68.69 71.45 10
1960s 72.09 71.29 72.74 10
1970s 74.46 73.12 75.61 10
1980s 76.67 75.59 77.56 10
1990s 78.58 77.39 79.72 10
2000s 81.06 79.83 81.99 10
2010s 83.03 82.29 83.78 10
2020s 83.47 83.06 83.95 4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 6 Cook Islands 75.28 compare
  2. 6 Saint Barthélemy 84.29 compare
  3. 7 French Polynesia 84.07 compare
  4. 7 Niue 69.98 compare
  5. 8 Andorra 84.04 compare
  6. 10 Australia 83.92 compare
  7. 11 Singapore 83.74 compare
  8. 12 Italy 83.72 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food supply vs life expectancy in Switzerland?
Food supply vs life expectancy in Switzerland was 83.95 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest food supply vs life expectancy recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 83.95 in 2023.
What is the lowest food supply vs life expectancy recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 68.69 in 1951.
How does Switzerland rank for food supply vs life expectancy?
Switzerland ranks 9th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is food supply vs life expectancy rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Food supply vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food supply vs life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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