List of Swiss cantons by life expectancy

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The List of Swiss cantons by life expectancy ranks the cantons of Switzerland according to the average life expectancy of their population. All data comes from the Federal Statistical Office of Switzerland. In 2023, life expectancy at birth in Switzerland was 82.2 years for men and 85.8 years for women. Life expectancy in Switzerland is therefore among the highest in the world. [1]

List

Cantons according to life expectancy at birth for men and women and the average value for both sexes for the period 2022/23 in years. [2]

RankCantonLife expectancy
(average)
Life expectancy
(women)
life expectancy
(men)
1 Wappen Zug matt.svg Zug 84.986.483.4
2 Wappen Genf matt.svg Geneva 84.686.482.7
3 Coat of arms of Kanton Basel-Landschaft.svg Basel-Landschaft 84.586.282.8
4 Wappen Tessin matt.svg Ticino 84.586.482.5
5 Wappen Uri matt.svg Uri 84.285.982.4
6 Wappen Obwalden matt.svg Obwalden 84.185.882.3
7 Wappen Nidwalden matt.svg Nidwalden 84.085.582.4
8 Wappen Zurich matt.svg Zürich 83.985.582.2
9 Wappen Waadt matt.svg Vaud 83.985.882.1
10 Wappen Appenzell Innerrhoden matt.svg Appenzell Innerrhoden 83.986.081.8
11 CHE Aargau COA.svg Aargau 83.885.482.2
12 Wappen Graubunden.svg Grisons 83.885.582.0
12 Wappen Luzern matt.svg Lucerne 83.885.781.8
14 Wappen des Kantons Schwyz.svg Schwyz 83.685.481.7
15 Wappen Wallis matt.svg Valais 83.585.581.5
15 Wappen Appenzell Ausserrhoden matt.svg Appenzell Ausserrhoden 83.585.781.3
17 Wappen Glarus matt.svg Glarus 83.585.581.4
18 CHE Bern COA.svg Bern 83.485.381.5
19 Wappen Thurgau matt.svg Thurgau 83.485.181.6
20 Wappen Freiburg matt.svg Fribourg 83.385.181.5
21 Coat of arms of canton of St. Gallen.svg St. Gallen 83.185.281.0
22 Wappen Solothurn matt.svg Solothurn 83.184.981.2
23 Wappen Neuenburg matt.svg Neuchâtel 83.184.881.3
24 Wappen Schaffhausen matt.svg Schaffhausen 83.085.480.6
25 Wappen Basel-Stadt matt.svg Basel-Stadt 82.785.080.4
26 Wappen Jura matt.svg Jura 82.684.880.4
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 84.085.882.2

References

  1. "Lebenserwartung". Bundesamt für Statistik (in German). Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  2. "Swiss Stats Map Explorer 01 - BEVÖLKERUNG > Bevölkerungsbewegung (26) > Lebenserwartung Frauen/Lebenserwartung Männer". Bundesamt für Statistik. Retrieved 2025-07-22.