Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Switzerland
Switzerland: Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 84.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.2
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
1st
of 51 countries
All-time high
84.2
in 2024
All-time low
77.5
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Switzerland, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Switzerland is 84.2, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Switzerland peaked at 84.2 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.5, in 1990.
That places Switzerland 1st out of 51 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77.5 | — |
| 1991 | 77.8 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 78 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 78.4 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 78.7 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 78.7 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 79.2 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 79.4 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 79.6 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 79.9 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 80 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 80.5 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 80.6 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 80.7 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 81.3 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 81.5 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.8 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 82.3 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 82.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 82.7 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 82.8 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 82.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82.9 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 83.1 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.9 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.4 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 83.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.6 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.8 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.1 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 83.6 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 83.5 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 84.1 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 84.2 | +0.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 84.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.9, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 84.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 82.1, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.72 | 77.5 | 79.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.3 | 80 | 82.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.14 | 82.7 | 83.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.7 | 83.1 | 84.2 | 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, sex and nuts 2 region in Switzerland?
- Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Switzerland was 84.2 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.5 in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Switzerland ranks 1st out of 51 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region 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, sex and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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