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Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Sweden

Sweden: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 3.23 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.23 years
Change on year
up 13.4%
World rank
172nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.26 years
in 1983
All-time low
0.55 years
in 1773
Years of data
273
1751–2023

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Sweden, 1751–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 3.23 years for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in 2023.

The figure is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Sweden peaked at 5.26 years in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.55 years, in 1773.

Sweden ranks 172nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 273 years of available data.

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Sweden, year by year

Year years Change
1751 2.12 years —
1752 1.93 years -9.0%
1753 2.23 years +15.5%
1754 2.5 years +12.1%
1755 1.86 years -25.6%
1756 2.22 years +19.4%
1757 1.6 years -27.9%
1758 1.2 years -25.0%
1759 2.05 years +70.8%
1760 2.08 years +1.5%
1761 2.19 years +5.3%
1762 2.25 years +2.7%
1763 2.26 years +0.4%
1764 1.71 years -24.3%
1765 2.25 years +31.6%
1766 2.12 years -5.8%
1767 2.33 years +9.9%
1768 1.91 years -18.0%
1769 1.59 years -16.8%
1770 1.61 years +1.3%
1771 2.02 years +25.5%
1772 2.47 years +22.3%
1773 0.55 years -77.7%
1774 0.55 years +0.0%
1775 0.81 years +47.3%
1776 1.2 years +48.1%
1777 1.25 years +4.2%
1778 1.6 years +28.0%
1779 1.04 years -35.0%
1780 1.39 years +33.7%
1781 1.27 years -8.6%
1782 2.19 years +72.4%
1783 1.67 years -23.7%
1784 2.62 years +56.9%
1785 1.48 years -43.5%
1786 1.86 years +25.7%
1787 1.9 years +2.2%
1788 1.41 years -25.8%
1789 2.53 years +79.4%
1790 1.82 years -28.1%
1791 1.29 years -29.1%
1792 1.52 years +17.8%
1793 1.54 years +1.3%
1794 1.54 years +0.0%
1795 1.4 years -9.1%
1796 1.7 years +21.4%
1797 1.95 years +14.7%
1798 1.9 years -2.6%
1799 1.96 years +3.2%
1800 2 years +2.0%
1801 2.11 years +5.5%
1802 1.56 years -26.1%
1803 1.49 years -4.5%
1804 1.84 years +23.5%
1805 1.69 years -8.2%
1806 1.89 years +11.8%
1807 1.57 years -16.9%
1808 1.31 years -16.6%
1809 1.65 years +26.0%
1810 1.84 years +11.5%
1811 2.58 years +40.2%
1812 2.41 years -6.6%
1813 2.08 years -13.7%
1814 1.59 years -23.6%
1815 1.78 years +11.9%
1816 2.28 years +28.1%
1817 1.91 years -16.2%
1818 2.25 years +17.8%
1819 2.08 years -7.6%
1820 1.88 years -9.6%
1821 2.37 years +26.1%
1822 2.91 years +22.8%
1823 2.82 years -3.1%
1824 2.87 years +1.8%
1825 2.92 years +1.7%
1826 2.79 years -4.5%
1827 2.81 years +0.7%
1828 2.82 years +0.4%
1829 2.68 years -5.0%
1830 2.95 years +10.1%
1831 2.63 years -10.8%
1832 1.87 years -28.9%
1833 2.31 years +23.5%
1834 2.17 years -6.1%
1835 2.65 years +22.1%
1836 2.71 years +2.3%
1837 2.56 years -5.5%
1838 2.73 years +6.6%
1839 2.13 years -22.0%
1840 2.51 years +17.8%
1841 2.52 years +0.4%
1842 2.41 years -4.4%
1843 2.34 years -2.9%
1844 2.91 years +24.4%
1845 2.99 years +2.7%
1846 2.49 years -16.7%
1847 2.83 years +13.7%
1848 2.45 years -13.4%
1849 2.73 years +11.4%
1850 2.91 years +6.6%
1851 2.96 years +1.7%
1852 3.07 years +3.7%
1853 2.27 years -26.1%
1854 2.3 years +1.3%
1855 1.78 years -22.6%
1856 1.86 years +4.5%
1857 1.71 years -8.1%
1858 1.45 years -15.2%
1859 2.14 years +47.6%
1860 2.36 years +10.3%
1861 2.26 years -4.2%
1862 2.26 years +0.0%
1863 2.21 years -2.2%
1864 1.96 years -11.3%
1865 2.21 years +12.8%
1866 1.86 years -15.8%
1867 2.33 years +25.3%
1868 3.05 years +30.9%
1869 2.52 years -17.4%
1870 2.25 years -10.7%
1871 2.02 years -10.2%
1872 2.09 years +3.5%
1873 2.08 years -0.5%
1874 2.53 years +21.6%
1875 2.54 years +0.4%
1876 2.35 years -7.5%
1877 2.43 years +3.4%
1878 1.87 years -23.0%
1879 1.85 years -1.1%
1880 1.97 years +6.5%
1881 2.28 years +15.7%
1882 2.03 years -11.0%
1883 1.89 years -6.9%
1884 2.03 years +7.4%
1885 2.15 years +5.9%
1886 1.83 years -14.9%
1887 1.73 years -5.5%
1888 1.88 years +8.7%
1889 1.7 years -9.6%
1890 1.7 years +0.0%
1891 1.78 years +4.7%
1892 1.29 years -27.5%
1893 2.02 years +56.6%
1894 1.59 years -21.3%
1895 1.9 years +19.5%
1896 1.65 years -13.2%
1897 1.94 years +17.6%
1898 1.97 years +1.5%
1899 1.86 years -5.6%
1900 1.9 years +2.2%
1901 1.84 years -3.2%
1902 1.66 years -9.8%
1903 1.85 years +11.4%
1904 1.6 years -13.5%
1905 1.81 years +13.1%
1906 1.9 years +5.0%
1907 1.68 years -11.6%
1908 1.58 years -6.0%
1909 1.53 years -3.2%
1910 1.68 years +9.8%
1911 1.86 years +10.7%
1912 1.58 years -15.1%
1913 1.92 years +21.5%
1914 1.65 years -14.1%
1915 1.51 years -8.5%
1916 1.57 years +4.0%
1917 1.59 years +1.3%
1918 1.47 years -7.5%
1919 1.06 years -27.9%
1920 1.27 years +19.8%
1921 1.17 years -7.9%
1922 0.68 years -41.9%
1923 1.3 years +91.2%
1924 1.06 years -18.5%
1925 1.16 years +9.4%
1926 1.11 years -4.3%
1927 0.98 years -11.7%
1928 1.15 years +17.3%
1929 0.98 years -14.8%
1930 1 years +2.0%
1931 0.76 years -24.0%
1932 1.07 years +40.8%
1933 1.04 years -2.8%
1934 1.16 years +11.5%
1935 1.03 years -11.2%
1936 1.07 years +3.9%
1937 0.94 years -12.1%
1938 1.55 years +64.9%
1939 1.17 years -24.5%
1940 1.35 years +15.4%
1941 1.19 years -11.9%
1942 1.49 years +25.2%
1943 1.33 years -10.7%
1944 1.38 years +3.8%
1945 1.07 years -22.5%
1946 1.25 years +16.8%
1947 1.37 years +9.6%
1948 1.48 years +8.0%
1949 1.43 years -3.4%
1950 1.49 years +4.3%
1951 1.55 years +4.0%
1952 1.64 years +5.9%
1953 1.63 years -0.9%
1954 1.8 years +10.5%
1955 2.03 years +12.9%
1956 2.25 years +10.6%
1957 2.27 years +1.2%
1958 2.15 years -5.4%
1959 2.38 years +10.5%
1960 2.56 years +7.9%
1961 2.65 years +3.4%
1962 2.99 years +12.9%
1963 2.99 years -0.0%
1964 3.18 years +6.2%
1965 3.31 years +4.4%
1966 3.49 years +5.4%
1967 3.65 years +4.4%
1968 3.54 years -3.1%
1969 3.75 years +6.1%
1970 3.9 years +3.9%
1971 4.3 years +10.3%
1972 4.34 years +0.8%
1973 4.58 years +5.6%
1974 4.69 years +2.5%
1975 4.7 years +0.0%
1976 4.92 years +4.7%
1977 5.08 years +3.3%
1978 5.15 years +1.5%
1979 5.25 years +1.8%
1980 5.12 years -2.3%
1981 5.15 years +0.5%
1982 5.17 years +0.5%
1983 5.26 years +1.7%
1984 5.2 years -1.1%
1985 5.22 years +0.3%
1986 5.17 years -0.8%
1987 5.17 years -0.1%
1988 4.94 years -4.4%
1989 4.92 years -0.5%
1990 4.8 years -2.4%
1991 4.88 years +1.5%
1992 4.69 years -3.9%
1993 4.58 years -2.4%
1994 4.59 years +0.4%
1995 4.6 years +0.1%
1996 4.43 years -3.8%
1997 4.53 years +2.4%
1998 4.44 years -2.1%
1999 4.19 years -5.7%
2000 3.99 years -4.7%
2001 3.85 years -3.5%
2002 3.79 years -1.7%
2003 3.94 years +4.1%
2004 3.8 years -3.5%
2005 3.79 years -0.2%
2006 3.72 years -1.9%
2007 3.5 years -6.1%
2008 3.52 years +0.6%
2009 3.44 years -2.3%
2010 3.45 years +0.5%
2011 3.42 years -1.1%
2012 3.14 years -8.0%
2013 3.1 years -1.3%
2014 3.15 years +1.4%
2015 3.12 years -1.0%
2016 3 years -3.6%
2017 2.82 years -6.3%
2018 2.96 years +5.3%
2019 2.94 years -1.0%
2020 3.19 years +8.6%
2021 3.13 years -1.9%
2022 2.84 years -9.1%
2023 3.23 years +13.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 1.97 years 1.2 years 2.5 years 9
1760s 2.07 years 1.59 years 2.33 years 10
1770s 1.31 years 0.55 years 2.47 years 10
1780s 1.83 years 1.27 years 2.62 years 10
1790s 1.66 years 1.29 years 1.96 years 10
1800s 1.71 years 1.31 years 2.11 years 10
1810s 2.08 years 1.59 years 2.58 years 10
1820s 2.69 years 1.88 years 2.92 years 10
1830s 2.47 years 1.87 years 2.95 years 10
1840s 2.62 years 2.34 years 2.99 years 10
1850s 2.25 years 1.45 years 3.07 years 10
1860s 2.3 years 1.86 years 3.05 years 10
1870s 2.2 years 1.85 years 2.54 years 10
1880s 1.95 years 1.7 years 2.28 years 10
1890s 1.77 years 1.29 years 2.02 years 10
1900s 1.74 years 1.53 years 1.9 years 10
1910s 1.59 years 1.06 years 1.92 years 10
1920s 1.09 years 0.68 years 1.3 years 10
1930s 1.08 years 0.76 years 1.55 years 10
1940s 1.33 years 1.07 years 1.49 years 10
1950s 1.92 years 1.49 years 2.38 years 10
1960s 3.21 years 2.56 years 3.75 years 10
1970s 4.69 years 3.9 years 5.25 years 10
1980s 5.13 years 4.92 years 5.26 years 10
1990s 4.57 years 4.19 years 4.88 years 10
2000s 3.73 years 3.44 years 3.99 years 10
2010s 3.11 years 2.82 years 3.45 years 10
2020s 3.1 years 2.84 years 3.23 years 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 169 Northern Mariana Islands 3.25 years compare
  2. 170 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.24 years compare
  3. 171 South Sudan 3.23 years compare
  4. 173 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.22 years compare
  5. 174 Albania 3.13 years compare
  6. 175 Mauritania 3.11 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Sweden?
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Sweden was 3.23 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 5.26 years in 1983.
What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.55 years in 1773.
How does Sweden rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
Sweden ranks 172nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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