What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Switzerland?

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Switzerland was 83.95 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Switzerland?

The highest recorded value was 83.95 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Switzerland?

The lowest recorded value was 68.69 years in 1951.

How does Switzerland rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?

Switzerland ranks 9th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. health spending 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Switzerland

Name: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Switzerland
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Switzerland: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 83.95 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

83.95 years

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

9th

of 236 countries

All-time high

83.95 years

in 2023

All-time low

68.69 years

in 1951

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Switzerland, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Switzerland stood at 83.95 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Switzerland peaked at 83.95 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.69 years, in 1951.

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

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	70.02 years	68.69 years	71.45 years	10
1960s	72.09 years	71.29 years	72.74 years	10
1970s	74.46 years	73.12 years	75.61 years	10
1980s	76.67 years	75.59 years	77.56 years	10
1990s	78.58 years	77.39 years	79.72 years	10
2000s	81.06 years	79.83 years	81.99 years	10
2010s	83.03 years	82.29 years	83.78 years	10
2020s	83.47 years	83.06 years	83.95 years	4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

6 Saint Barthelemy 84.29 years compare
7 French Polynesia 84.07 years compare
8 Andorra 84.04 years compare
10 Australia 83.92 years compare
11 Singapore 83.74 years compare
12 Italy 83.72 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Switzerland

Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 46,322 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 46,040 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 43,926 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 46,062 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 43,931 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 46,270 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 43,583 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 43,972 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 65.9% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, total 5.88 million (2025)

All data for Switzerland →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Switzerland?: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Switzerland was 83.95 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 83.95 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 68.69 years in 1951.
How does Switzerland rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?: Switzerland ranks 9th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.