Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Zürich
Zürich: Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 84.2 Year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.2 Year
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
22nd
of 427 regions
All-time high
84.2 Year
in 2023
All-time low
77.6 Year
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Zürich, 1991–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Zürich is 84.2 Year, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Zürich peaked at 84.2 Year in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.6 Year, in 1991.
That places Zürich 22nd out of 427 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Zürich, year by year
| Year | Year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 77.6 Year | — |
| 1992 | 78.2 Year | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 78.5 Year | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 78.6 Year | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 78.5 Year | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 78.9 Year | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 79.2 Year | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 79.5 Year | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 79.8 Year | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 79.7 Year | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 80.2 Year | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 80.6 Year | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 80.8 Year | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 81.3 Year | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 81.2 Year | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 81.9 Year | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 82 Year | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 82.3 Year | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 82.6 Year | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 82.7 Year | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 83 Year | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 83 Year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83 Year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 83.1 Year | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 83 Year | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 83.6 Year | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 83.5 Year | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 83.7 Year | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.8 Year | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 83.4 Year | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 83.6 Year | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 83.7 Year | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 84.2 Year | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 84.2 Year | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.76 Year | 77.6 Year | 79.8 Year | 9 |
| 2000s | 81.26 Year | 79.7 Year | 82.6 Year | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.24 Year | 82.7 Year | 83.8 Year | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.82 Year | 83.4 Year | 84.2 Year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zürich
- 19 Denmark 82 Year compare
- 20 Greece 81.9 Year compare
- 20 Netherlands 81.9 Year compare
- 20 Netherlands 81.9 Year compare
- 23 Martinique 81.5 Year compare
- 24 United Kingdom 81.3 Year compare
- 24 United Kingdom 81.3 Year compare
More health data for Zürich
- Projected life expectancy by age (reached during the year), sex, type 90.2 Year (2100)
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 5,954 Number (2024)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 4.9 Rate (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 73 Number (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 8,161 Number (2021)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 6,117 Number (2020)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 0 Number (2023)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 0 Rate (2023)
- Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - females - historical 953,352 Number (2021)
- Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - total - historical 1.89 million Number (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Zürich?
- Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Zürich was 84.2 Year in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Zürich?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2 Year in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Zürich?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6 Year in 1991.
- How does Zürich rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Zürich ranks 22nd out of 427 regions with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Zürich?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zürich 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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