Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita was 0.0256 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Sweden, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.0256 for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.0306 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0256, in 2023.
That places Sweden 189th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0306 | — |
| 2011 | 0.0279 | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0303 | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0306 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0282 | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0296 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0295 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0287 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0272 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0266 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.028 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0257 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0266 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0256 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0289 | 0.0266 | 0.0306 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0265 | 0.0256 | 0.028 | 4 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -2.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0346 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Sweden?
- Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Sweden was 0.0256 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0306 in 2013.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0256 in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Sweden ranks 189th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.