Europe & Central Asia vs Sweden: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)
Europe & Central Asia
78.6 years
in 2024
Sweden
84.06 years
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
7th
Sweden rank
9th
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 84.06 years against 78.6 years in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 5.46 years.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 9th of 47 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.32 years | 73.72 years | 5.41 years | Sweden |
| 1970s | 69.64 years | 75.02 years | 5.38 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 71.32 years | 76.69 years | 5.37 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 72.19 years | 78.56 years | 6.37 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 74.23 years | 80.45 years | 6.23 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 77.28 years | 82.18 years | 4.9 years | Sweden |
| 2020s | 77.75 years | 83.17 years | 5.42 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Europe & Central Asia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 84.06 years against 78.6 years in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Europe & Central Asia and Sweden?
- 5.46 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Sweden?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Sweden rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 9th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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.