Australia vs Switzerland: Life expectancy by sex
Australia
85.74 years
in 2023
Switzerland
85.83 years
in 2023
Australia rank
17th
Switzerland rank
14th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Australia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 85.83 years against 85.74 years in Australia, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 64.65 years | 61.25 years | 3.4 years | Australia |
| 1930s | 67.43 years | 64.5 years | 2.93 years | Australia |
| 1940s | 69.7 years | 67.85 years | 1.85 years | Australia |
| 1950s | 72.82 years | 72.43 years | 0.39 years | Australia |
| 1960s | 74.29 years | 74.94 years | 0.6463 years | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 76.08 years | 77.61 years | 1.53 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 78.89 years | 79.98 years | 1.09 years | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 81.06 years | 81.69 years | 0.6269 years | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 83.17 years | 83.48 years | 0.3022 years | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 84.66 years | 84.99 years | 0.3223 years | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 85.44 years | 85.47 years | 0.0301 years | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Australia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 85.83 years against 85.74 years in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Australia and Switzerland?
- 0.09 years, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Australia ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.