Australia vs Sweden: Difference in male and female life expectancy
Australia
3.63
in 2023
Sweden
3.64
in 2023
Australia rank
190th
Sweden rank
189th
Difference in male and female life expectancy over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.64 against 3.63 in Australia, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 103 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 190th and Sweden ranks 189th of 236 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2.99 | 1.23 | 1.76 | Australia |
| 1930s | 3.16 | 1.29 | 1.87 | Australia |
| 1940s | 3.62 | 1.91 | 1.71 | Australia |
| 1950s | 5.35 | 2.6 | 2.75 | Australia |
| 1960s | 6.24 | 3.95 | 2.28 | Australia |
| 1970s | 6.67 | 5.53 | 1.14 | Australia |
| 1980s | 6.45 | 5.87 | 0.571 | Australia |
| 1990s | 5.72 | 5.15 | 0.5692 | Australia |
| 2000s | 4.77 | 4.24 | 0.5266 | Australia |
| 2010s | 4.07 | 3.6 | 0.4692 | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.91 | 3.55 | 0.36 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Australia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.64 against 3.63 in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.01, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Australia ranks 190th and Sweden ranks 189th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.