Luxembourg vs Sweden: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Luxembourg
3.68
in 2023
Sweden
3.64
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
186th
Sweden rank
189th

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 3.68 against 3.64 in Sweden, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 186th and Sweden ranks 189th of 236 countries.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 4.16 2.6 1.56 Luxembourg
1960s 5.6 3.95 1.65 Luxembourg
1970s 6.47 5.53 0.942 Luxembourg
1980s 6.52 5.87 0.65 Luxembourg
1990s 6.1 5.15 0.9515 Luxembourg
2000s 5.07 4.24 0.8261 Luxembourg
2010s 4.04 3.6 0.4441 Luxembourg
2020s 3.84 3.55 0.2905 Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Luxembourg or Sweden?
Luxembourg, at 3.68 against 3.64 in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Luxembourg and Sweden?
0.04, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sweden?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and Sweden rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
Luxembourg ranks 186th 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.

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Indicator
Difference in male and female life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed