Israel vs Sweden: Life expectancy at birth, female
Israel
85.4 years
in 2024
Sweden
85.6 years
in 2024
Israel rank
19th
Sweden rank
16th
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Israel
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 85.6 years against 85.4 years in Israel, a difference of 0.2 years.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Israel ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 16th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.33 years | 76.13 years | 2.8 years | Sweden |
| 1970s | 73.86 years | 77.95 years | 4.09 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 76.41 years | 79.75 years | 3.34 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 79.41 years | 81.24 years | 1.83 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 82.12 years | 82.66 years | 0.54 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 84.11 years | 84.03 years | 0.08 years | Israel |
| 2020s | 85.02 years | 84.9 years | 0.12 years | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Israel or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 85.6 years against 85.4 years in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Israel and Sweden?
- 0.2 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Sweden rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Israel ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 16th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.