Norway vs Sweden: Survival to age 65, male
Norway
91.1%
in 2024
Sweden
90.8%
in 2024
Norway rank
12th
Sweden rank
14th
Survival to age 65, male over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 91.1% against 90.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 14th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.9% | 76.6% | 1.7% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 75.5% | 77.0% | 1.4% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 77.4% | 79.5% | 2.1% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 81.6% | 83.6% | 2.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 87.0% | 1.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 89.4% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 90.5% | 0.3% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 91.1% against 90.8% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
- Norway ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 14th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.