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
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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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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.