Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Switzerland
Switzerland: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 83.95 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Switzerland, 1876–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 83.95 for remaining life expectancy at different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 148 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Switzerland peaked at 83.95 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.99, in 1877.
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 148 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 40.64 | 39.99 | 41.83 | 4 |
| 1880s | 44.28 | 41.94 | 46 | 10 |
| 1890s | 47.14 | 44.81 | 49.31 | 10 |
| 1900s | 50.19 | 47.59 | 52.29 | 10 |
| 1910s | 53.78 | 46.3 | 56.52 | 10 |
| 1920s | 59.14 | 54.5 | 60.59 | 10 |
| 1930s | 62.56 | 61.2 | 63.98 | 10 |
| 1940s | 65.77 | 63.54 | 67.95 | 10 |
| 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 |
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More health data for Switzerland
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,104 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 46 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 50,404 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 46,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 48,830 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 45,585 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 47,356 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 44,375 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Switzerland?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Switzerland was 83.95 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 83.95 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.99 in 1877.
- How does Switzerland rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Switzerland ranks 9th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages 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 Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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