Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Sweden
Sweden: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 was 18.68 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Sweden, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Sweden is 18.68, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Sweden peaked at 18.8 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.23, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 11th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.23 | — |
| 2001 | 17.32 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 17.31 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 17.46 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 17.67 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 17.68 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17.81 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 17.87 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 17.96 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 18.11 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 18.12 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 18.24 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 18.19 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 18.29 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 18.42 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 18.3 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 18.43 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 18.47 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 18.51 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 18.8 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 18.33 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 18.68 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.64 | 17.23 | 18.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.38 | 18.12 | 18.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5 | 18.33 | 18.68 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 8 Luxembourg 18.83 compare
- 9 New Zealand 18.76 compare
- 10 Norway 18.71 compare
- 12 France 18.64 compare
- 13 Malta 18.64 compare
- 14 Puerto Rico 18.5 compare
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0811 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Sweden?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Sweden was 18.68 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.23 in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
- Sweden ranks 11th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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