Survival to age 65 of cohort in Switzerland

Switzerland: Survival to age 65 of cohort was 94.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
94.6
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
11th
of 215 countries
All-time high
94.64
in 2023
All-time low
82.28
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Survival to age 65 of cohort in Switzerland, 1960–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 94.6 for survival to age 65 of cohort in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival to age 65 of cohort in Switzerland peaked at 94.64 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 82.28, in 1960.

That places Switzerland 11th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Survival to age 65 of cohort in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Survival to age 65 of cohort in Switzerland, 1960 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1960 82.28
1961 82.58 +0.4%
1962 82.33 -0.3%
1963 82.68 +0.4%
1964 83.64 +1.2%
1965 83.5 -0.2%
1966 84.18 +0.8%
1967 84.55 +0.4%
1968 84.35 -0.2%
1969 84.44 +0.1%
1970 85.12 +0.8%
1971 85.14 +0.0%
1972 85.84 +0.8%
1973 86.25 +0.5%
1974 86.71 +0.5%
1975 87.27 +0.6%
1976 87.5 +0.3%
1977 87.86 +0.4%
1978 87.67 -0.2%
1979 87.58 -0.1%
1980 87.91 +0.4%
1981 88.2 +0.3%
1982 88.6 +0.5%
1983 88.93 +0.4%
1984 88.91 -0.0%
1985 89.23 +0.4%
1986 89.46 +0.3%
1987 89.82 +0.4%
1988 89.73 -0.1%
1989 89.9 +0.2%
1990 89.79 -0.1%
1991 90.05 +0.3%
1992 90.21 +0.2%
1993 90.22 +0.0%
1994 90.38 +0.2%
1995 90.43 +0.1%
1996 90.91 +0.5%
1997 90.94 +0.0%
1998 91.4 +0.5%
1999 91.48 +0.1%
2000 91.24 -0.3%
2001 91.68 +0.5%
2002 91.66 -0.0%
2003 91.91 +0.3%
2004 92.31 +0.4%
2005 92.46 +0.2%
2006 92.4 -0.1%
2007 92.52 +0.1%
2008 92.77 +0.3%
2009 92.97 +0.2%
2010 92.87 -0.1%
2011 93.27 +0.4%
2012 93.28 +0.0%
2013 93.46 +0.2%
2014 93.82 +0.4%
2015 93.8 -0.0%
2016 93.86 +0.1%
2017 94.26 +0.4%
2018 93.94 -0.3%
2019 94.33 +0.4%
2020 94.31 -0.0%
2021 94.34 +0.0%
2022 94.41 +0.1%
2023 94.64 +0.3%
2024 94.6 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 83.45 82.28 84.55 10
1970s 86.69 85.12 87.86 10
1980s 89.07 87.91 89.9 10
1990s 90.58 89.79 91.48 10
2000s 92.19 91.24 92.97 10
2010s 93.69 92.87 94.33 10
2020s 94.46 94.31 94.64 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 8 Japan 94.87 compare
  2. 9 Hong Kong, China 94.81 compare
  3. 10 Liechtenstein 94.6 compare
  4. 12 Singapore 94.57 compare
  5. 13 Spain 94.49 compare
  6. 14 Italy 94.49 compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival to age 65 of cohort in Switzerland?
Survival to age 65 of cohort in Switzerland was 94.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest survival to age 65 of cohort recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 94.64 in 2023.
What is the lowest survival to age 65 of cohort recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 82.28 in 1960.
How does Switzerland rank for survival to age 65 of cohort?
Switzerland ranks 11th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is survival to age 65 of cohort rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Survival to age 65 of cohort. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival to age 65 of cohort
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,975 data points, 1960–2024
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