Life expectancy at age 60, male in Switzerland
Switzerland: Life expectancy at age 60, male was 17.81 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Switzerland, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, male in Switzerland stood at 17.81 years.
The figure is down 26.6% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Switzerland peaked at 24.28 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.84 years, in 1963.
That places Switzerland 122nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.18 years | — |
| 1961 | 16.44 years | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 16.06 years | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 15.84 years | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 16.44 years | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 16.21 years | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 16.41 years | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 16.54 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 16.41 years | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 16.4 years | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 16.72 years | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 16.71 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 17.04 years | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 17.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 17.24 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 17.46 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 17.39 years | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 17.75 years | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 17.65 years | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 17.89 years | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 17.83 years | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 17.86 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 18.23 years | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 18.08 years | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 18.54 years | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 18.52 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 18.67 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 18.93 years | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 18.96 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 19.17 years | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 18.97 years | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 19.3 years | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 19.5 years | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 19.62 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 19.94 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 19.93 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 20.25 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 20.42 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 20.42 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20.66 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 20.89 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 21.18 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 21.41 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 21.45 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 22 years | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 22 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.31 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 22.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 22.66 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 22.77 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 22.85 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 23.12 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 23.19 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 23.3 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 23.57 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 23.35 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 23.92 years | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 23.93 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.1 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 24.23 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 23.44 years | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 24.04 years | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 23.52 years | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 24.28 years | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 17.81 years | -26.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.29 years | 15.84 years | 16.54 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.3 years | 16.71 years | 17.89 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.48 years | 17.83 years | 19.17 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.9 years | 18.97 years | 20.66 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.91 years | 20.89 years | 22.77 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.56 years | 22.85 years | 24.23 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.62 years | 17.81 years | 24.28 years | 5 |
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More gender data for Switzerland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,307 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7842 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 40,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 42,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 41,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 43,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 41,297 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 43,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 42,622 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 44,770 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Switzerland?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Switzerland was 17.81 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 24.28 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.84 years in 1963.
- How does Switzerland rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Switzerland ranks 122nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.