Italy vs Switzerland: Life expectancy at age 60, female

Italy
27.37 years
in 2024
Switzerland
27.47 years
in 2024
Italy rank
17th
Switzerland rank
16th

Life expectancy at age 60, female over time

  • Italy
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 27.47 years against 27.37 years in Italy, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.

Italy ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 215 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 19.37 years 19.56 years 0.1932 years Switzerland
1970s 20.55 years 21.36 years 0.8066 years Switzerland
1980s 22.05 years 23.12 years 1.07 years Switzerland
1990s 23.89 years 24.45 years 0.5617 years Switzerland
2000s 25.57 years 25.71 years 0.1375 years Switzerland
2010s 26.62 years 26.77 years 0.1448 years Switzerland
2020s 26.76 years 27.12 years 0.367 years Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at age 60, female, Italy or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 27.47 years against 27.37 years in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at age 60, female between Italy and Switzerland?
0.1 years, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for life expectancy at age 60, female?
Italy ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,975 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.