Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Switzerland
Switzerland: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was -3.5 Years in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 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% |
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 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,104 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 46 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2043 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.9336 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5031 units per person (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.