Switzerland · Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)
83.3 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Life expectancy at birth (years).
Life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes, under the mortality rates of the reference year.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled period life-table estimates based on sex- and age-specific mortality.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: biennial. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 22 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2000 | 79.71469969 | 79.69355018 | 79.80206417 | — |
| Switzerland | 2001 | 80.10038738 | 80.09338156 | 80.1823659 | — |
| Switzerland | 2002 | 80.41025592 | 80.39246261 | 80.49991216 | — |
| Switzerland | 2003 | 80.40439825 | 80.38225484 | 80.48712249 | — |
| Switzerland | 2004 | 80.94173199 | 80.92140738 | 81.03050186 | — |
| Switzerland | 2005 | 81.11493442 | 81.10311978 | 81.19854961 | — |
| Switzerland | 2006 | 81.41480541 | 81.39998213 | 81.505608 | — |
| Switzerland | 2007 | 81.59797301 | 81.58688037 | 81.67644654 | — |
| Switzerland | 2008 | 81.86194325 | 81.84413627 | 81.95311727 | — |
| Switzerland | 2009 | 81.89043047 | 81.87440493 | 81.98063301 | — |
| Switzerland | 2010 | 82.19541207 | 82.17330957 | 82.27678356 | — |
| Switzerland | 2011 | 82.36855875 | 82.34181865 | 82.45448473 | — |
| Switzerland | 2012 | 82.39224777 | 82.38031487 | 82.4737039 | — |
| Switzerland | 2013 | 82.47547076 | 82.46453854 | 82.55349319 | — |
| Switzerland | 2014 | 82.84919576 | 82.81714414 | 82.92650068 | — |
| Switzerland | 2015 | 82.58994495 | 82.57286162 | 82.68725211 | — |
| Switzerland | 2016 | 83.17109413 | 83.15290303 | 83.25171713 | — |
| Switzerland | 2017 | 83.13986197 | 83.11930499 | 83.22616913 | — |
| Switzerland | 2018 | 83.28963498 | 83.27021343 | 83.37379933 | — |
| Switzerland | 2019 | 83.47957563 | 83.46403442 | 83.56488046 | — |
| Switzerland | 2020 | 82.73602492 | 82.72152485 | 82.82931992 | — |
| Switzerland | 2021 | 83.32795777 | 83.30043632 | 83.41706473 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.