North America vs Sweden: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)
North America
79.24 years
in 2024
Sweden
84.06 years
in 2024
North America rank
6th
Sweden rank
9th
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time
- North America
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 84.06 years against 79.24 years in North America, a difference of 4.82 years.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times North America's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 6th 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 | North America | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.32 years | 73.72 years | 3.41 years | Sweden |
| 1970s | 72.36 years | 75.02 years | 2.66 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 74.65 years | 76.69 years | 2.04 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 76.07 years | 78.56 years | 2.49 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 77.71 years | 80.45 years | 2.74 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 78.98 years | 82.18 years | 3.2 years | Sweden |
| 2020s | 78.02 years | 83.17 years | 5.15 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, North America or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 84.06 years against 79.24 years in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between North America and Sweden?
- 4.82 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Sweden?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do North America and Sweden rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- North America ranks 6th 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.