Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Switzerland

Switzerland: Remaining life expectancy at different ages 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
39.99
in 1877
Years of data
148
1876–2023

Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Switzerland, 1876–2023

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 6 Saint Barthelemy 84.29 compare
  2. 7 French Polynesia 84.07 compare
  3. 8 Andorra 84.04 compare
  4. 10 Australia 83.92 compare
  5. 11 Singapore 83.74 compare
  6. 12 Italy 83.72 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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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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Indicator
Remaining life expectancy at different ages
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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