Australia vs Sweden: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Australia
3.63 years
in 2023
Sweden
3.64 years
in 2023
Australia rank
190th
Sweden rank
189th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.64 years against 3.63 years in Australia, a difference of 0.01 years.
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 years | 1.23 years | 1.76 years | Australia |
| 1930s | 3.16 years | 1.29 years | 1.87 years | Australia |
| 1940s | 3.62 years | 1.91 years | 1.71 years | Australia |
| 1950s | 5.35 years | 2.6 years | 2.75 years | Australia |
| 1960s | 6.24 years | 3.95 years | 2.28 years | Australia |
| 1970s | 6.67 years | 5.53 years | 1.14 years | Australia |
| 1980s | 6.45 years | 5.87 years | 0.571 years | Australia |
| 1990s | 5.72 years | 5.15 years | 0.5692 years | Australia |
| 2000s | 4.77 years | 4.24 years | 0.5266 years | Australia |
| 2010s | 4.07 years | 3.6 years | 0.4692 years | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.91 years | 3.55 years | 0.36 years | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Australia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.64 years against 3.63 years in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.01 years, 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 sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Australia ranks 190th and Sweden ranks 189th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.