Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Sweden
Sweden: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 71.12 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
71.12
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
8th
of 184 countries
All-time high
71.41
in 2019
All-time low
69.26
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Sweden, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 71.12 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth 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 (hale) at birth in Sweden peaked at 71.41 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 69.26, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 8th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.26 | — |
| 2001 | 69.34 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 69.44 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 69.63 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 69.89 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 69.96 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 70.1 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 70.21 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 70.31 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 70.46 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 70.58 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 70.72 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 70.66 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 70.74 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 70.91 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 70.76 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 70.94 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 70.98 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 71.06 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 71.41 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 70.73 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 71.12 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.86 | 69.26 | 70.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.88 | 70.58 | 71.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.93 | 70.73 | 71.12 | 2 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,109 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1671 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.4023 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3041 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Sweden?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Sweden was 71.12 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 71.41 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.26 in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth 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, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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