Life expectancy by age and sex in Switzerland
Switzerland: Life expectancy by age and sex was 84.2 Year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.2 Year
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
1st
of 61 countries
All-time high
84.2 Year
in 2024
All-time low
71.3 Year
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy by age and sex in Switzerland, 1960–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 84.2 Year for life expectancy by age and sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age and sex in Switzerland peaked at 84.2 Year in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.3 Year, in 1962.
Switzerland ranks 1st of 61 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age and sex in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.4 Year | — |
| 1961 | 71.8 Year | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 71.3 Year | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 71.3 Year | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 72.2 Year | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 72.3 Year | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 72.5 Year | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 72.8 Year | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 72.7 Year | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 72.7 Year | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 73.2 Year | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 73.3 Year | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 73.8 Year | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 74.1 Year | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 74.5 Year | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 74.9 Year | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 75 Year | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 75.5 Year | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 75.4 Year | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 75.7 Year | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 75.7 Year | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 75.9 Year | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 76.3 Year | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 76.2 Year | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 76.9 Year | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 77 Year | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 77.2 Year | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 77.5 Year | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 77.5 Year | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 77.7 Year | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 77.5 Year | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 77.8 Year | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 78.1 Year | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 78.4 Year | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 78.7 Year | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 78.7 Year | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 79.2 Year | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 79.4 Year | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 79.6 Year | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 79.9 Year | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 80 Year | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 80.5 Year | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 80.6 Year | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 80.7 Year | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 81.3 Year | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 81.5 Year | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.8 Year | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82 Year | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 82.3 Year | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 82.3 Year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 82.7 Year | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 82.8 Year | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 82.8 Year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82.9 Year | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 83.1 Year | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.9 Year | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.4 Year | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 83.4 Year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.6 Year | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.8 Year | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.1 Year | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 83.6 Year | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 83.5 Year | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 84.1 Year | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 84.2 Year | +0.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 84.2 Year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80.8 Year, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 84.2 Year is above the median for high income countries, which is 82.1 Year, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.1 Year | 71.3 Year | 72.8 Year | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.54 Year | 73.2 Year | 75.7 Year | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.79 Year | 75.7 Year | 77.7 Year | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.73 Year | 77.5 Year | 79.9 Year | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.3 Year | 80 Year | 82.3 Year | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.14 Year | 82.7 Year | 83.8 Year | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.7 Year | 83.1 Year | 84.2 Year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More health data for Switzerland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 46 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0481 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0233 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0927 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0245 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age and sex in Switzerland?
- Life expectancy by age and sex in Switzerland was 84.2 Year in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2 Year in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3 Year in 1962.
- How does Switzerland rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
- Switzerland ranks 1st out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age and sex rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Life expectancy by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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