Number of centenarians and centenarian doubling time, by gender. Switzerland, birth cohorts 1870, 1880, 1890, and 1900, standard = 1870
| Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of centenarians at census, standardised for birth cohort size (standard = 1870) | 1970 | 8.0 | 19.8 |
| 1980 | 23.3 | 63.1 | |
| 1990 | 23.3 | 145.0 | |
| 2000 | 53.5 | 294.5 | |
| Centenarian doubling time | 1970–1980 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| 1980–1990 | – | 8.3 | |
| 1990–2000 | 8.4 | 9.8 | |