Switzerland - Life expectancy at birth 2023

Life expectancy improves in Switzerland

In 2023 the life expectancy in Switzerland increased to 84.2 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 85.9 years and for men 82.3 years.

Switzerland’s position was held this year in position 5th with respect to the ranking of 194 we publish life expectancy.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Switzerland over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2022, when it was 83.7 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2013, when it was 82.9 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Switzerland. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Switzerland in Swiss economy.

Switzerland - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2023	85.90	82.30	84.20
2022	85.50	81.80	83.70
2021	85.80	81.80	83.90
2020	85.10	81.00	83.10
2019	85.80	82.10	84.00
2018	85.70	81.90	83.80
2017	85.60	81.60	83.70
2016	85.60	81.70	83.70
2015	85.10	80.80	83.00
2014	85.40	81.10	83.30
2013	85.00	80.70	82.90
2012	84.90	80.60	82.80
2011	85.00	80.50	82.80
2010	84.90	80.30	82.70
2009	84.60	79.90	82.30
2008	84.60	79.80	82.30
2007	84.40	79.50	82.00
2006	84.20	79.20	81.80
2005	84.00	78.70	81.50
2004	83.80	78.60	81.30
2003	83.20	78.00	80.70
2002	83.20	77.90	80.60
2001	83.20	77.50	80.50
2000	82.80	77.00	80.00
1999	82.70	76.80	79.90
1998	82.70	76.40	79.60
1997	82.20	76.30	79.40
1996	82.20	76.00	79.20
1995	81.90	75.40	78.70
1994	82.00	75.20	78.70
1993	81.70	75.00	78.40
1992	81.60	74.50	78.10
1991	81.40	74.20	77.80
1990	80.90	74.00	77.50
1989	81.20	74.10	77.70
1988	81.00	73.90	77.50
1987	80.90	74.00	77.50
1986	80.50	73.70	77.20
1985	80.40	73.50	77.00
1984	80.30	73.40	76.90
1983	79.70	72.70	76.20
1982	79.60	72.80	76.30
1981	79.30	72.50	75.90
1980	79.00	72.30	75.70
1979	79.00	72.30	75.70
1978	78.80	71.90	75.40
1977	78.80	72.00	75.50
1976	78.20	71.60	75.00
1975	78.10	71.50	74.90
1974	77.60	71.20	74.50
1973	77.10	71.00	74.10
1972	76.90	70.60	73.80
1971	76.30	70.20	73.30
1970	76.20	70.00	73.20
1969	75.70	69.70	72.70
1968	75.60	69.80	72.70
1967	75.80	69.70	72.80
1966	75.30	69.60	72.50
1965	75.10	69.50	72.30
1964	75.20	69.20	72.20
1963	74.30	68.30	71.30
1962	74.10	68.40	71.30
1961	74.60	68.90	71.80
1960	74.10	68.70	71.40

Switzerland - Life expectancy at birth