Australia vs Sweden: Period versus cohort life expectancy
Australia
83.47
in 2021
Sweden
83.83
in 2024
Australia rank
7th
Sweden rank
4th
Period versus cohort life expectancy over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 83.83 against 83.47 in Australia, a difference of 0.36.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Sweden ahead.
Australia ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 4th of 41 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 62.54 | 62.02 | 0.5156 | Australia |
| 1930s | 65.35 | 64.56 | 0.795 | Australia |
| 1940s | 67.47 | 68.8 | 1.33 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 69.82 | 72.29 | 2.47 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 70.87 | 73.73 | 2.86 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 72.49 | 75.01 | 2.52 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 75.52 | 76.7 | 1.18 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 78.14 | 78.63 | 0.493 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 80.77 | 80.52 | 0.246 | Australia |
| 2010s | 82.6 | 82.17 | 0.433 | Australia |
| 2020s | 83.56 | 82.72 | 0.84 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher period versus cohort life expectancy, Australia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 83.83 against 83.47 in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in period versus cohort life expectancy between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.36, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for period versus cohort life expectancy?
- Australia ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 4th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Period versus cohort life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.