Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) was -3.5 Years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
-3.5 Years
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
7th
of 41 countries
All-time high
-3.5 Years
in 2024
All-time low
-7.2 Years
in 1991
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Switzerland, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Switzerland is -3.5 Years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Switzerland peaked at -3.5 Years in 2024 and was at its lowest, -7.2 Years, in 1991.
That places Switzerland 7th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -5.4 Years | — |
| 1961 | -5.7 Years | +5.6% |
| 1962 | -5.7 Years | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -6 Years | +5.3% |
| 1964 | -6 Years | -0.0% |
| 1965 | -5.6 Years | -6.7% |
| 1966 | -5.7 Years | +1.8% |
| 1967 | -6.1 Years | +7.0% |
| 1968 | -5.8 Years | -4.9% |
| 1969 | -6 Years | +3.4% |
| 1970 | -6.2 Years | +3.3% |
| 1971 | -6.1 Years | -1.6% |
| 1972 | -6.3 Years | +3.3% |
| 1973 | -6.1 Years | -3.2% |
| 1974 | -6.4 Years | +4.9% |
| 1975 | -6.6 Years | +3.1% |
| 1976 | -6.6 Years | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -6.8 Years | +3.0% |
| 1978 | -6.9 Years | +1.5% |
| 1979 | -6.7 Years | -2.9% |
| 1980 | -6.7 Years | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -6.8 Years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | -6.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -7 Years | +2.9% |
| 1984 | -6.9 Years | -1.4% |
| 1985 | -6.9 Years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -6.8 Years | -1.4% |
| 1987 | -6.9 Years | +1.5% |
| 1988 | -7.1 Years | +2.9% |
| 1989 | -7.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -6.9 Years | -2.8% |
| 1991 | -7.2 Years | +4.3% |
| 1992 | -7.1 Years | -1.4% |
| 1993 | -6.7 Years | -5.6% |
| 1994 | -6.8 Years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | -6.5 Years | -4.4% |
| 1996 | -6.2 Years | -4.6% |
| 1997 | -5.9 Years | -4.8% |
| 1998 | -6.3 Years | +6.8% |
| 1999 | -5.9 Years | -6.3% |
| 2000 | -5.8 Years | -1.7% |
| 2001 | -5.7 Years | -1.7% |
| 2002 | -5.3 Years | -7.0% |
| 2003 | -5.2 Years | -1.9% |
| 2004 | -5.2 Years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -5.3 Years | +1.9% |
| 2006 | -5 Years | -5.7% |
| 2007 | -4.9 Years | -2.0% |
| 2008 | -4.8 Years | -2.0% |
| 2009 | -4.7 Years | -2.1% |
| 2010 | -4.6 Years | -2.1% |
| 2011 | -4.5 Years | -2.2% |
| 2012 | -4.3 Years | -4.4% |
| 2013 | -4.3 Years | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -4.2 Years | -2.3% |
| 2015 | -4.2 Years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -3.7 Years | -11.9% |
| 2017 | -4 Years | +8.1% |
| 2018 | -3.8 Years | -5.0% |
| 2019 | -3.7 Years | -2.6% |
| 2020 | -4.1 Years | +10.8% |
| 2021 | -4 Years | -2.4% |
| 2022 | -3.8 Years | -5.0% |
| 2023 | -3.6 Years | -5.3% |
| 2024 | -3.5 Years | -2.8% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's -3.5 Years is above the median for high income countries, which is -4.55 Years, 77% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's -3.5 Years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -4.6 Years, 76% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -5.8 Years | -6.1 Years | -5.4 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | -6.47 Years | -6.9 Years | -6.1 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | -6.9 Years | -7.1 Years | -6.7 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | -6.55 Years | -7.2 Years | -5.9 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.19 Years | -5.8 Years | -4.7 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.13 Years | -4.6 Years | -3.7 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.8 Years | -4.1 Years | -3.5 Years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 4 Ireland -3.3 Years compare
- 4 New Zealand -3.3 Years compare
- 4 Poland -7.4 Years compare
- 5 Estonia -8.3 Years compare
- 6 Iceland -3.4 Years compare
- 6 Lithuania -8.6 Years compare
- 7 Latvia -9.8 Years compare
- 8 Denmark -3.7 Years compare
- 9 United Kingdom -3.9 Years compare
- 10 Australia -4 Years compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,104 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 46 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Switzerland?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Switzerland was -3.5 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was -3.5 Years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.2 Years in 1991.
- How does Switzerland rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Switzerland ranks 7th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.