Life expectancy vs. health spending in Switzerland
Switzerland: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 83.95 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
83.95 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
9th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.95 years
in 2023
All-time low
68.69 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Switzerland, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Switzerland stood at 83.95 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Switzerland peaked at 83.95 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.69 years, in 1951.
Switzerland ranks 9th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 68.91 years | — |
| 1951 | 68.69 years | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 69.59 years | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 69.52 years | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 69.98 years | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 70.07 years | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 70.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 70.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 71.29 years | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 71.45 years | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 71.41 years | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 71.74 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 71.3 years | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 71.29 years | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 72.18 years | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 72.32 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 72.45 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 72.74 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 72.7 years | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 72.72 years | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 73.12 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 73.24 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 73.76 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 74.06 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 74.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 74.79 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 74.91 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 75.37 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 75.31 years | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 75.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 75.59 years | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 75.82 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 76.16 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 76.16 years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 76.76 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 76.88 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 77.04 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 77.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 77.36 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 77.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 77.39 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 77.65 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 77.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 78.23 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 78.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 78.56 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 79.05 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 79.23 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 79.47 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 79.72 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 79.83 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 80.25 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 80.44 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 80.53 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 81.06 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 81.24 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.55 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 81.7 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 81.97 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 81.99 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 82.29 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 82.57 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 82.62 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 82.69 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 83.08 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 82.85 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 83.45 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 83.41 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.78 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 83.06 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 83.65 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 83.2 years | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 83.95 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 70.02 years | 68.69 years | 71.45 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 72.09 years | 71.29 years | 72.74 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.46 years | 73.12 years | 75.61 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.67 years | 75.59 years | 77.56 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.58 years | 77.39 years | 79.72 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.06 years | 79.83 years | 81.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.03 years | 82.29 years | 83.78 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.47 years | 83.06 years | 83.95 years | 4 |
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- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5208 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0725 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.4988 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0764 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Switzerland?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Switzerland was 83.95 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 83.95 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.69 years in 1951.
- How does Switzerland rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Switzerland ranks 9th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.