Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Sweden
Sweden: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was 3 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Sweden, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 3 Years for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Sweden peaked at 6.3 Years in 1977 and was at its lowest, 3 Years, in 2024.
Sweden ranks 41st of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.31 Years | 3.7 Years | 5 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.81 Years | 5 Years | 6.3 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.09 Years | 5.9 Years | 6.2 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.38 Years | 4.9 Years | 5.7 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.35 Years | 4.1 Years | 4.6 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.65 Years | 3.4 Years | 4 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4 Years | 3 Years | 3.7 Years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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, male, annual growth rate 0.2825 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5038 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Sweden?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Sweden was 3 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3 Years in 1977.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 Years in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Sweden ranks 41st out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.