Australia vs Sweden: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
Australia
1.08
in 2018
Sweden
1.07
in 2019
Australia rank
9th
Sweden rank
10th
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.08 against 1.07 in Sweden, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 10th of 33 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.1545 | 0.0755 | 0.0789 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.2104 | 0.0691 | 0.1413 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.2266 | 0.0889 | 0.1377 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.2963 | 0.1405 | 0.1558 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.4235 | 0.2704 | 0.153 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.6014 | 0.5666 | 0.0348 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.8592 | 0.824 | 0.0352 | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.05 | 1 | 0.05 | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.13 | 1.05 | 0.083 | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 1.04 | 0.0234 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in life expectancy by age group, Australia or Sweden?
- Australia, at 1.08 against 1.07 in Sweden as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gender gap in life expectancy by age group between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.01, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2018.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
- Australia ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 10th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in life expectancy by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.