Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Switzerland

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Switzerland was 84.06 years. A difference of +0.45 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Switzerland were 82.3 years and 85.9 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Switzerland for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Switzerland (Years)
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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Switzerland (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 71.31 68.65 74.11
1961 71.65 68.84 74.59
1962 71.2 68.44 74.09
1963 71.19 68.29 74.23
1964 72.08 69.19 75.11
1965 72.2 69.47 75.07
1966 72.34 69.56 75.25
1967 72.64 69.7 75.72
1968 72.59 69.8 75.52
1969 72.61 69.72 75.65
1970 73.02 70.03 76.16
1971 73.13 70.16 76.25
1972 73.64 70.62 76.82
1973 73.94 70.98 77.05
1974 74.29 71.17 77.56
1975 74.67 71.49 78
1976 74.79 71.6 78.13
1977 75.24 71.96 78.68
1978 75.19 71.88 78.66
1979 75.47 72.31 78.78
1980 75.46 72.23 78.85
1981 75.69 72.42 79.13
1982 76.03 72.79 79.44
1983 76.03 72.68 79.55
1984 76.61 73.35 80.03
1985 76.73 73.48 80.15
1986 76.9 73.66 80.3
1987 77.2 73.9 80.66
1988 77.23 73.89 80.73
1989 77.42 74.07 80.94
1990 77.24 73.94 80.71
1991 77.52 74.1 81.1
1992 77.81 74.45 81.33
1993 78.08 74.9 81.43
1994 78.35 75.15 81.71
1995 78.42 75.3 81.69
1996 78.9 75.94 82
1997 79.08 76.26 82.04
1998 79.32 76.3 82.5
1999 79.58 76.8 82.5
2000 79.68 76.9 82.6
2001 80.18 77.4 83.1
2002 80.39 77.8 83.1
2003 80.54 78 83.2
2004 81.09 78.6 83.7
2005 81.24 78.7 83.9
2006 81.49 79.1 84
2007 81.74 79.4 84.2
2008 81.99 79.7 84.4
2009 82.04 79.8 84.4
2010 82.25 80.1 84.5
2011 82.7 80.5 85
2012 82.7 80.6 84.9
2013 82.8 80.7 85
2014 83.2 81.1 85.4
2015 82.9 80.8 85.1
2016 83.6 81.7 85.6
2017 83.55 81.6 85.6
2018 83.75 81.9 85.7
2019 83.91 82.1 85.8
2020 83 81 85.1
2021 83.75 81.8 85.8
2022 83.61 81.8 85.5
2023 84.06 82.3 85.9