Life expectancy at birth oecd in Sweden
Sweden: Life expectancy at birth oecd was 83.1 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
83.1
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
8th
of 49 countries
All-time high
83.2
in 2019
All-time low
73.1
in 1960
Years of data
62
1960–2021
Life expectancy at birth oecd in Sweden, 1960–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, life expectancy at birth oecd in Sweden stood at 83.1.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth oecd in Sweden peaked at 83.2 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 73.1, in 1960.
Sweden ranks 8th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth oecd in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.1 | — |
| 1961 | 73.5 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 73.4 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 73.6 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 73.8 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 73.9 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 74.2 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 74.2 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 74 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 74.1 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 74.7 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 74.7 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 74.8 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 74.9 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 75 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 75.5 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 75.5 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 75.6 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 75.8 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 76.1 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 76.4 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 76.7 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 76.9 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 76.8 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 77 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 77.2 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 77.1 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 77.8 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 77.7 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 77.8 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 78.2 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 78.2 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 78.9 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 79 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 79.2 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 79.4 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 79.5 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 79.6 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 79.8 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 79.9 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 80 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 80.3 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 80.7 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 80.7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 81 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 81.1 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 81.3 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.5 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 81.6 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 81.9 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 81.8 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 82 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 82.3 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 82.2 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 82.4 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 82.5 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 82.6 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.2 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 82.4 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 83.1 | +0.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 83.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.4, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 83.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.78 | 73.1 | 74.2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.07 | 74.7 | 75.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.78 | 75.8 | 77.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.75 | 77.7 | 79.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.63 | 79.8 | 81.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.25 | 81.6 | 83.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.75 | 82.4 | 83.1 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth oecd in Sweden?
- Life expectancy at birth oecd in Sweden was 83.1 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth oecd recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth oecd recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.1 in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for life expectancy at birth oecd?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 49 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at birth oecd rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth oecd. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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