Sweden vs United Kingdom: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45
Sweden
3.23
in 2023
United Kingdom
3.24
in 2023
Sweden rank
172nd
United Kingdom rank
170th
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 3.24 against 3.23 in Sweden, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1922 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Sweden ranks 172nd and United Kingdom ranks 170th of 236 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1.05 | 2.49 | 1.43 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 1.08 | 2.9 | 1.82 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 1.33 | 3.7 | 2.37 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 1.92 | 4.55 | 2.63 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 3.21 | 5.2 | 1.99 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 4.69 | 5.4 | 0.7053 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 5.13 | 5.11 | 0.0261 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 4.57 | 4.48 | 0.0968 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 3.73 | 3.7 | 0.031 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.11 | 3.18 | 0.0689 | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 3.1 | 3.33 | 0.2344 | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45, Sweden or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 3.24 against 3.23 in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 between Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 0.01, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Sweden ranks 172nd and United Kingdom ranks 170th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.