Healthy life expectancy in Sweden
Sweden: Healthy life expectancy was 71.12 Years in 2021. ▬ Flat
Healthy life expectancy in Sweden, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Years.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 71.12 Years for healthy life expectancy in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy in Sweden peaked at 71.41 Years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 69.26 Years, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 8th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Healthy life expectancy in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.26 Years | — |
| 2001 | 69.34 Years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 69.44 Years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 69.63 Years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 69.89 Years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 69.96 Years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 70.1 Years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 70.21 Years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 70.31 Years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 70.46 Years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 70.58 Years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 70.72 Years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 70.66 Years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 70.74 Years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 70.91 Years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 70.76 Years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 70.94 Years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 70.98 Years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 71.06 Years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 71.41 Years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 70.73 Years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 71.12 Years | +0.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 71.12 Years is above the median for high income countries, which is 68.17 Years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 71.12 Years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.09 Years, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.86 Years | 69.26 Years | 70.46 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.88 Years | 70.58 Years | 71.41 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.93 Years | 70.73 Years | 71.12 Years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,109 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 30 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy in Sweden?
- Healthy life expectancy in Sweden was 71.12 Years in 2021, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 71.41 Years in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.26 Years in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for healthy life expectancy?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated average number of years lived free from disability or disease burden. This is based on period life expectancy, after adjusting for the number of years lived in less than "full health" due to disease and/or injury.