Italy vs Switzerland: Life expectation at birth by sex
Italy
85.75
in 2023
Switzerland
85.83
in 2023
Italy rank
15th
Switzerland rank
14th
Life expectation at birth by sex over time
- Italy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 85.83 against 85.75 in Italy, a difference of 0.08.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Switzerland ahead.
Italy ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 34.49 | 42.19 | 7.69 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 35.83 | 45.55 | 9.72 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 40.71 | 48.59 | 7.88 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 44.15 | 51.62 | 7.48 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 45.52 | 55.47 | 9.95 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 51.58 | 60.7 | 9.12 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 57.27 | 64.5 | 7.23 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 60.11 | 67.85 | 7.73 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 69.35 | 72.43 | 3.08 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 72.95 | 74.94 | 1.99 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 75.91 | 77.61 | 1.7 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 78.75 | 79.98 | 1.23 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 81.18 | 81.69 | 0.5094 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 83.49 | 83.48 | 0.0175 | Italy |
| 2010s | 84.9 | 84.99 | 0.0921 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 84.93 | 85.47 | 0.5388 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectation at birth by sex, Italy or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 85.83 against 85.75 in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectation at birth by sex between Italy and Switzerland?
- 0.08, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Italy ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.