Male life expectancy — all countries

Male life expectancy — Switzerland

Male life expectancy in Switzerland in 2024 — 82.7 years. Ranked 4 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 20.5%.

2024 82.7 years +0.36% vs 2023
World rank 4of 217
Period maximum 82.7 years2024
Period minimum 68.29 years1963

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Male life expectancy — Switzerland, 1960–2024657075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 68.65 years1962: 68.44 years1964: 69.19 years1966: 69.56 years1968: 69.8 years1970: 70.03 years1972: 70.62 years1974: 71.17 years1976: 71.6 years1978: 71.88 years1980: 72.23 years1982: 72.79 years1984: 73.35 years1986: 73.66 years1988: 73.89 years1990: 73.94 years1992: 74.45 years1994: 75.15 years1996: 75.94 years1998: 76.3 years2000: 76.9 years2002: 77.8 years2004: 78.6 years2006: 79.1 years2008: 79.7 years2010: 80.1 years2012: 80.6 years2014: 81.1 years2016: 81.7 years2018: 81.9 years2020: 81 years2022: 81.8 years2024: 82.7 years
Change over the period: +14.05 (+20.47%) Average annual rate: 0.29 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Switzerland

Switzerland 82.7 years
World 71.12 years
Europe & Central Asia 75.57 years
Western Europe computed 79.63 years
High-income countries computed 77.79 years
Male life expectancy — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 82.7 +0.3 +0.36%
2023 82.4 +0.6 +0.73%
2022 81.8 +0 +0%
2021 81.8 +0.8 +0.99%
2020 81 −1.1 −1.34%
2019 82.1 +0.2 +0.24%
2018 81.9 +0.3 +0.37%
2017 81.6 −0.1 −0.12%
2016 81.7 +0.9 +1.11%
2015 80.8 −0.3 −0.37%
2014 81.1 +0.4 +0.5%
2013 80.7 +0.1 +0.12%
2012 80.6 +0.1 +0.12%
2011 80.5 +0.4 +0.5%
2010 80.1 +0.3 +0.38%
2009 79.8 +0.1 +0.13%
2008 79.7 +0.3 +0.38%
2007 79.4 +0.3 +0.38%
2006 79.1 +0.4 +0.51%
2005 78.7 +0.1 +0.13%
2004 78.6 +0.6 +0.77%
2003 78 +0.2 +0.26%
2002 77.8 +0.4 +0.52%
2001 77.4 +0.5 +0.65%
2000 76.9 +0.1 +0.13%
1999 76.8 +0.5 +0.66%
1998 76.3 +0.04 +0.05%
1997 76.26 +0.32 +0.42%
1996 75.94 +0.64 +0.85%
1995 75.3 +0.15 +0.2%
1994 75.15 +0.25 +0.33%
1993 74.9 +0.45 +0.6%
1992 74.45 +0.35 +0.47%
1991 74.1 +0.16 +0.22%
1990 73.94 −0.13 −0.18%
1989 74.07 +0.18 +0.24%
1988 73.89 −0.01 −0.01%
1987 73.9 +0.24 +0.33%
1986 73.66 +0.18 +0.24%
1985 73.48 +0.13 +0.18%
1984 73.35 +0.67 +0.92%
1983 72.68 −0.11 −0.15%
1982 72.79 +0.37 +0.51%
1981 72.42 +0.19 +0.26%
1980 72.23 −0.08 −0.11%
1979 72.31 +0.43 +0.6%
1978 71.88 −0.08 −0.11%
1977 71.96 +0.36 +0.5%
1976 71.6 +0.11 +0.15%
1975 71.49 +0.32 +0.45%
1974 71.17 +0.19 +0.27%
1973 70.98 +0.36 +0.51%
1972 70.62 +0.46 +0.66%
1971 70.16 +0.13 +0.19%
1970 70.03 +0.31 +0.44%
1969 69.72 −0.08 −0.11%
1968 69.8 +0.1 +0.14%
1967 69.7 +0.14 +0.2%
1966 69.56 +0.09 +0.13%
1965 69.47 +0.28 +0.4%
1964 69.19 +0.9 +1.32%
1963 68.29 −0.15 −0.22%
1962 68.44 −0.4 −0.58%
1961 68.84 +0.19 +0.28%
1960 68.65

Western Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for men. Men live shorter lives than women in practically every country in the world, and this is one of the most stable differences in all of demography — but the size of the gap varies severalfold: from two or three years in South Asia to ten and more in Eastern Europe, where excess male mortality at working ages is especially large.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by the male population rather than by the whole population: the share of men across countries ranges from 48 to 70 percent, and in countries with heavy labor migration the difference is substantial.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.