Difference in male and female life expectancy in Sweden
Sweden: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 3.64 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.64
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
189th
of 236 countries
All-time high
8.41
in 1789
All-time low
0.36
in 1774
Years of data
273
1751–2023
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Sweden, 1751–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in male and female life expectancy in Sweden is 3.64, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Sweden peaked at 8.41 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0.36, in 1774.
Sweden ranks 189th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 273 years of available data.
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1751 | 2.13 | — |
| 1752 | 2.12 | -0.5% |
| 1753 | 2.42 | +14.2% |
| 1754 | 3.17 | +31.0% |
| 1755 | 2.44 | -23.0% |
| 1756 | 3.33 | +36.5% |
| 1757 | 2.38 | -28.5% |
| 1758 | 2.31 | -2.9% |
| 1759 | 2.84 | +22.9% |
| 1760 | 2.7 | -4.9% |
| 1761 | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 1762 | 3.04 | +16.9% |
| 1763 | 3.42 | +12.5% |
| 1764 | 2.65 | -22.5% |
| 1765 | 3.16 | +19.2% |
| 1766 | 2.75 | -13.0% |
| 1767 | 2.95 | +7.3% |
| 1768 | 2.26 | -23.4% |
| 1769 | 1.72 | -23.9% |
| 1770 | 1.96 | +14.0% |
| 1771 | 2.27 | +15.8% |
| 1772 | 3.8 | +67.4% |
| 1773 | 1.49 | -60.8% |
| 1774 | 0.36 | -75.8% |
| 1775 | 0.71 | +97.2% |
| 1776 | 1.59 | +123.9% |
| 1777 | 1.67 | +5.0% |
| 1778 | 2.09 | +25.1% |
| 1779 | 0.59 | -71.8% |
| 1780 | 1.73 | +193.2% |
| 1781 | 1.7 | -1.7% |
| 1782 | 2.82 | +65.9% |
| 1783 | 2.54 | -9.9% |
| 1784 | 3.63 | +42.9% |
| 1785 | 1.82 | -49.9% |
| 1786 | 2.26 | +24.2% |
| 1787 | 2.17 | -4.0% |
| 1788 | 2.37 | +9.2% |
| 1789 | 8.41 | +254.9% |
| 1790 | 4.37 | -48.0% |
| 1791 | 1.05 | -76.0% |
| 1792 | 1.41 | +34.3% |
| 1793 | 1.38 | -2.1% |
| 1794 | 1.87 | +35.5% |
| 1795 | 1.67 | -10.7% |
| 1796 | 1.76 | +5.4% |
| 1797 | 2.32 | +31.8% |
| 1798 | 2.08 | -10.3% |
| 1799 | 2.55 | +22.6% |
| 1800 | 2.13 | -16.5% |
| 1801 | 2.05 | -3.8% |
| 1802 | 1.83 | -10.7% |
| 1803 | 1.61 | -12.0% |
| 1804 | 2.17 | +34.8% |
| 1805 | 1.76 | -18.9% |
| 1806 | 2.07 | +17.6% |
| 1807 | 1.78 | -14.0% |
| 1808 | 3.63 | +103.9% |
| 1809 | 3.41 | -6.1% |
| 1810 | 2.53 | -25.8% |
| 1811 | 3 | +18.6% |
| 1812 | 3.65 | +21.7% |
| 1813 | 3.47 | -4.9% |
| 1814 | 2.17 | -37.5% |
| 1815 | 2.11 | -2.8% |
| 1816 | 2.37 | +12.3% |
| 1817 | 1.89 | -20.3% |
| 1818 | 2.68 | +41.8% |
| 1819 | 2.4 | -10.4% |
| 1820 | 2.47 | +2.9% |
| 1821 | 2.64 | +6.9% |
| 1822 | 3.64 | +37.9% |
| 1823 | 3.31 | -9.1% |
| 1824 | 3.76 | +13.6% |
| 1825 | 4.37 | +16.2% |
| 1826 | 3.87 | -11.4% |
| 1827 | 3.57 | -7.8% |
| 1828 | 4.54 | +27.2% |
| 1829 | 4.47 | -1.5% |
| 1830 | 4.28 | -4.3% |
| 1831 | 3.55 | -17.1% |
| 1832 | 2.93 | -17.5% |
| 1833 | 3.64 | +24.2% |
| 1834 | 4.09 | +12.4% |
| 1835 | 3.47 | -15.2% |
| 1836 | 3.75 | +8.1% |
| 1837 | 3.73 | -0.5% |
| 1838 | 4.38 | +17.4% |
| 1839 | 3.15 | -28.1% |
| 1840 | 3.56 | +13.0% |
| 1841 | 3.27 | -8.1% |
| 1842 | 3.68 | +12.5% |
| 1843 | 3 | -18.5% |
| 1844 | 3.99 | +33.0% |
| 1845 | 4.11 | +3.0% |
| 1846 | 3.23 | -21.4% |
| 1847 | 3.4 | +5.3% |
| 1848 | 3.52 | +3.5% |
| 1849 | 3.72 | +5.7% |
| 1850 | 4.28 | +15.1% |
| 1851 | 4.03 | -5.8% |
| 1852 | 4.39 | +8.9% |
| 1853 | 3.66 | -16.6% |
| 1854 | 2.97 | -18.9% |
| 1855 | 2.61 | -12.1% |
| 1856 | 2.9 | +11.1% |
| 1857 | 2.69 | -7.2% |
| 1858 | 2.13 | -20.8% |
| 1859 | 2.65 | +24.4% |
| 1860 | 3.13 | +18.1% |
| 1861 | 3.01 | -3.8% |
| 1862 | 2.66 | -11.6% |
| 1863 | 2.93 | +10.2% |
| 1864 | 2.67 | -8.9% |
| 1865 | 2.91 | +9.0% |
| 1866 | 3.11 | +6.9% |
| 1867 | 3.01 | -3.2% |
| 1868 | 3.52 | +16.9% |
| 1869 | 2.79 | -20.7% |
| 1870 | 2.95 | +5.7% |
| 1871 | 2.6 | -11.9% |
| 1872 | 2.81 | +8.1% |
| 1873 | 3.05 | +8.5% |
| 1874 | 3.29 | +7.9% |
| 1875 | 3.07 | -6.7% |
| 1876 | 2.76 | -10.1% |
| 1877 | 2.73 | -1.1% |
| 1878 | 2.09 | -23.4% |
| 1879 | 2.11 | +1.0% |
| 1880 | 2.31 | +9.5% |
| 1881 | 2.58 | +11.7% |
| 1882 | 2.53 | -1.9% |
| 1883 | 2.21 | -12.6% |
| 1884 | 2.35 | +6.3% |
| 1885 | 2.41 | +2.6% |
| 1886 | 1.9 | -21.2% |
| 1887 | 1.99 | +4.7% |
| 1888 | 1.82 | -8.5% |
| 1889 | 1.77 | -2.7% |
| 1890 | 1.91 | +7.9% |
| 1891 | 1.85 | -3.1% |
| 1892 | 1.42 | -23.2% |
| 1893 | 2.1 | +47.9% |
| 1894 | 1.74 | -17.1% |
| 1895 | 2.04 | +17.2% |
| 1896 | 1.77 | -13.2% |
| 1897 | 1.9 | +7.3% |
| 1898 | 2.24 | +17.9% |
| 1899 | 2.2 | -1.8% |
| 1900 | 2.03 | -7.7% |
| 1901 | 1.69 | -16.7% |
| 1902 | 1.7 | +0.6% |
| 1903 | 1.95 | +14.7% |
| 1904 | 1.66 | -14.9% |
| 1905 | 1.89 | +13.9% |
| 1906 | 1.63 | -13.8% |
| 1907 | 1.6 | -1.8% |
| 1908 | 1.53 | -4.4% |
| 1909 | 1.56 | +2.0% |
| 1910 | 1.75 | +12.2% |
| 1911 | 2.09 | +19.4% |
| 1912 | 2.07 | -1.0% |
| 1913 | 2.19 | +5.8% |
| 1914 | 1.79 | -18.3% |
| 1915 | 1.75 | -2.2% |
| 1916 | 1.79 | +2.3% |
| 1917 | 1.69 | -5.6% |
| 1918 | 3.17 | +87.6% |
| 1919 | 1.92 | -39.4% |
| 1920 | 1.79 | -6.8% |
| 1921 | 1.61 | -10.1% |
| 1922 | 0.78 | -51.6% |
| 1923 | 1.38 | +76.9% |
| 1924 | 1.22 | -11.6% |
| 1925 | 1.32 | +8.2% |
| 1926 | 1.28 | -3.0% |
| 1927 | 1.21 | -5.5% |
| 1928 | 1.15 | -5.0% |
| 1929 | 1.11 | -3.5% |
| 1930 | 1.06 | -4.5% |
| 1931 | 0.7 | -34.0% |
| 1932 | 1.09 | +55.7% |
| 1933 | 1.28 | +17.4% |
| 1934 | 1.15 | -10.2% |
| 1935 | 1.32 | +14.8% |
| 1936 | 1.31 | -0.8% |
| 1937 | 1.31 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 2.09 | +59.5% |
| 1939 | 1.6 | -23.4% |
| 1940 | 1.97 | +23.1% |
| 1941 | 1.84 | -6.6% |
| 1942 | 2.01 | +9.2% |
| 1943 | 1.93 | -4.0% |
| 1944 | 2.21 | +14.5% |
| 1945 | 1.59 | -28.1% |
| 1946 | 1.7 | +6.9% |
| 1947 | 1.73 | +1.8% |
| 1948 | 2.1 | +21.4% |
| 1949 | 2.03 | -3.3% |
| 1950 | 2.04 | +0.6% |
| 1951 | 2.13 | +4.1% |
| 1952 | 2.36 | +11.1% |
| 1953 | 2.43 | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 2.47 | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 2.67 | +8.3% |
| 1956 | 3.03 | +13.3% |
| 1957 | 3.03 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 2.82 | -7.0% |
| 1959 | 3.07 | +9.1% |
| 1960 | 3.23 | +5.1% |
| 1961 | 3.38 | +4.6% |
| 1962 | 3.7 | +9.4% |
| 1963 | 3.67 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 3.92 | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 4.06 | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 4.24 | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 4.45 | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 4.38 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 4.52 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 4.67 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 5.16 | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 5.2 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 5.43 | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 5.53 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 5.59 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 5.64 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 5.96 | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 6.05 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 6.08 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 5.9 | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 5.95 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 5.92 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 5.98 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 5.97 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 5.86 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 5.93 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 5.89 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 5.66 | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 5.67 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 5.47 | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 5.57 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 5.31 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 5.17 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 5.22 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 5.16 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 4.96 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 5.01 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 4.93 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 4.71 | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 4.56 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 4.48 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 4.31 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 4.39 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 4.31 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 4.28 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 4.15 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 4.01 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 4.03 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.93 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 3.93 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.85 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.6 | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 3.58 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.64 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 3.66 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 3.51 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 3.38 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 3.44 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 3.37 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 3.63 | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 3.54 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 3.38 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 3.64 | +7.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 3.64 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.91, 74% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 3.64 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.35, 68% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in male and female life expectancy in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1789 | +254.9% | 2.37 | 8.41 |
| 1780 | +193.2% | 0.59 | 1.73 |
| 1776 | +123.9% | 0.71 | 1.59 |
| 1808 | +103.9% | 1.78 | 3.63 |
| 1775 | +97.2% | 0.36 | 0.71 |
| 1918 | +87.6% | 1.69 | 3.17 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 2.57 | 2.12 | 3.33 | 9 |
| 1760s | 2.73 | 1.72 | 3.42 | 10 |
| 1770s | 1.65 | 0.36 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 1780s | 2.94 | 1.7 | 8.41 | 10 |
| 1790s | 2.05 | 1.05 | 4.37 | 10 |
| 1800s | 2.24 | 1.61 | 3.63 | 10 |
| 1810s | 2.63 | 1.89 | 3.65 | 10 |
| 1820s | 3.66 | 2.47 | 4.54 | 10 |
| 1830s | 3.7 | 2.93 | 4.38 | 10 |
| 1840s | 3.55 | 3 | 4.11 | 10 |
| 1850s | 3.23 | 2.13 | 4.39 | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.97 | 2.66 | 3.52 | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.75 | 2.09 | 3.29 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.19 | 1.77 | 2.58 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.92 | 1.42 | 2.24 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.72 | 1.53 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.02 | 1.69 | 3.17 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.29 | 0.78 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.29 | 0.7 | 2.09 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.91 | 1.59 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.6 | 2.04 | 3.07 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.95 | 3.23 | 4.52 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.53 | 4.67 | 6.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.87 | 5.66 | 5.98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.15 | 4.71 | 5.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.24 | 3.93 | 4.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6 | 3.37 | 3.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.55 | 3.38 | 3.64 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 186 Luxembourg 3.68 compare
- 187 Samoa 3.68 compare
- 188 Albania 3.67 compare
- 190 Australia 3.63 compare
- 191 Northern Mariana Islands 3.58 compare
- 192 Liechtenstein 3.54 compare
More health data for Sweden
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0243 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0256 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Sweden?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Sweden was 3.64 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 8.41 in 1789.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.36 in 1774.
- How does Sweden rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Sweden ranks 189th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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