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Life expectancy at age 15 in Switzerland

Switzerland: Life expectancy at age 15 was 92.86 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
92.86 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
9th
of 236 countries
All-time high
92.86 years
in 2100
All-time low
54.59 years
in 1918
Years of data
225
1876–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Switzerland, 1876–2100

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 92.86 years for life expectancy at age 15 in 2100. That is the highest value across all 225 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Switzerland peaked at 92.86 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 54.59 years, in 1918.

Switzerland ranks 9th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 225 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1870s 58.12 years 57.34 years 58.52 years 4
1880s 59.18 years 58.62 years 59.65 years 10
1890s 60.42 years 58.63 years 61.63 years 10
1900s 61.58 years 60.55 years 62 years 10
1910s 62.41 years 54.59 years 64.17 years 10
1920s 65.42 years 63.15 years 66.28 years 10
1930s 67.43 years 66.27 years 68.38 years 10
1940s 69.91 years 68.48 years 71.37 years 10
1950s 72.69 years 71.7 years 73.69 years 10
1960s 74.05 years 73.43 years 74.58 years 10
1970s 75.78 years 74.77 years 76.61 years 10
1980s 77.53 years 76.62 years 78.37 years 10
1990s 79.22 years 78.17 years 80.27 years 10
2000s 81.56 years 80.4 years 82.47 years 10
2010s 83.44 years 82.7 years 84.15 years 10
2020s 84.4 years 83.47 years 85.08 years 10
2030s 85.74 years 85.21 years 86.27 years 10
2040s 86.89 years 86.38 years 87.39 years 10
2050s 88.02 years 87.51 years 88.52 years 10
2060s 89.1 years 88.62 years 89.58 years 10
2070s 90.17 years 89.69 years 90.65 years 10
2080s 91.23 years 90.75 years 91.72 years 10
2090s 92.3 years 91.81 years 92.78 years 10
2100s 92.86 years 92.86 years 92.86 years 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 6 Andorra 93.11 years compare
  2. 7 Liechtenstein 93.07 years compare
  3. 8 Spain 92.93 years compare
  4. 10 Italy 92.81 years compare
  5. 11 Singapore 92.77 years compare
  6. 12 Macao 92.77 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Switzerland?
Life expectancy at age 15 in Switzerland was 92.86 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 92.86 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 54.59 years in 1918.
How does Switzerland rank for life expectancy at age 15?
Switzerland ranks 9th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.