Poverty vs life expectancy in Switzerland
Switzerland: Poverty vs life expectancy was 83.95 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
83.95
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
9th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.95
in 2023
All-time low
68.69
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Poverty vs life expectancy in Switzerland, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty vs life expectancy in Switzerland is 83.95, measured in 2023. 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, poverty vs life expectancy in Switzerland peaked at 83.95 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.69, in 1951.
That places Switzerland 9th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Poverty vs life expectancy in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 68.91 | — |
| 1951 | 68.69 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 69.59 | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 69.52 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 69.98 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 70.07 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 70.2 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 70.54 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 71.29 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 71.45 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 71.41 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 71.74 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 71.3 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 71.29 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 72.18 | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 72.32 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 72.45 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 72.74 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 72.7 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 72.72 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 73.12 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 73.24 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 73.76 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 74.06 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 74.4 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 74.79 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 74.91 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 75.37 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 75.31 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 75.61 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 75.59 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 75.82 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 76.16 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 76.16 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 76.76 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 76.88 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 77.04 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 77.33 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 77.36 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 77.56 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 77.39 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 77.65 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 77.94 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 78.23 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 78.5 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 78.56 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 79.05 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 79.23 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 79.47 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 79.72 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 79.83 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 80.25 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 80.44 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 80.53 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 81.06 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 81.24 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.55 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 81.7 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 81.97 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 81.99 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 82.29 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 82.57 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 82.62 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 82.69 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 83.08 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 82.85 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 83.45 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 83.41 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.56 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.78 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 83.06 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 83.65 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 83.2 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 83.95 | +0.9% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 83.95 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 83.95 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 70.02 | 68.69 | 71.45 | 10 |
| 1960s | 72.09 | 71.29 | 72.74 | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.46 | 73.12 | 75.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.67 | 75.59 | 77.56 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.58 | 77.39 | 79.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.06 | 79.83 | 81.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.03 | 82.29 | 83.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.47 | 83.06 | 83.95 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty vs life expectancy in Switzerland?
- Poverty vs life expectancy in Switzerland was 83.95 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 83.95 in 2023.
- What is the lowest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.69 in 1951.
- How does Switzerland rank for poverty vs life expectancy?
- Switzerland ranks 9th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty vs life expectancy 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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