Life expectancy at age 60 in Sweden
Sweden: Life expectancy at age 60 was 24.71 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
24.71
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
13th
of 184 countries
All-time high
24.78
in 2019
All-time low
22.42
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Life expectancy at age 60 in Sweden, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, life expectancy at age 60 in Sweden stood at 24.71.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60 in Sweden peaked at 24.78 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.42, in 2000.
That places Sweden 13th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.98 | 22.42 | 23.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.11 | 23.66 | 24.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.43 | 24.16 | 24.71 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More health data for Sweden
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,109 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 66,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 56,430 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 62,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 57,504 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60 in Sweden?
- Life expectancy at age 60 in Sweden was 24.71 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 24.78 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.42 in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for life expectancy at age 60?
- Sweden ranks 13th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at age 60 rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 Life expectancy at age 60 (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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