Period versus cohort life expectancy in Sweden

Sweden: Period versus cohort life expectancy was 83.83 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
83.83
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
4th
of 41 countries
All-time high
83.83
in 2024
All-time low
17.99
in 1773
Years of data
274
1751–2024

Period versus cohort life expectancy in Sweden, 1751–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 83.83 for period versus cohort life expectancy in 2024. That is the highest value across all 274 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, period versus cohort life expectancy in Sweden peaked at 83.83 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.99, in 1773.

Sweden ranks 4th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 274 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 36.54 32.92 39.74 9
1760s 35.89 30.46 39.71 10
1770s 34.46 17.99 41.51 10
1780s 36.2 31.23 42.68 10
1790s 38.84 33.6 41.34 10
1800s 36.23 26.91 41.05 10
1810s 37.63 31.99 41.78 10
1820s 41.64 36.21 45.26 10
1830s 41.37 38.55 47.15 10
1840s 43.66 40.14 45.99 10
1850s 42.02 34.62 44.69 10
1860s 44.95 41.01 48.46 10
1870s 46.77 44.15 49.94 10
1880s 49.75 47.67 52.25 10
1890s 52.18 50.44 54.59 10
1900s 55.26 52.23 58.34 10
1910s 57.04 49.72 58.8 10
1920s 61.71 58.91 62.91 10
1930s 64.56 62.71 66.38 10
1940s 68.8 66.74 70.81 10
1950s 72.29 71.14 73.37 10
1960s 73.73 73.04 74.15 10
1970s 75.01 74.6 75.52 10
1980s 76.7 75.74 77.65 10
1990s 78.63 77.59 79.51 10
2000s 80.52 79.74 81.37 10
2010s 82.17 81.52 83.05 10
2020s 83.12 82.43 83.83 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 1 Hong Kong 85.25 compare
  2. 2 Japan 84.16 compare
  3. 3 Switzerland 84.06 compare
  4. 5 Spain 83.75 compare
  5. 6 Korea 83.57 compare
  6. 7 Australia 83.47 compare

See the full ranking of 41 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is period versus cohort life expectancy in Sweden?
Period versus cohort life expectancy in Sweden was 83.83 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 83.83 in 2024.
What is the lowest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 17.99 in 1773.
How does Sweden rank for period versus cohort life expectancy?
Sweden ranks 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
Is period versus cohort life expectancy rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Period versus cohort life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Period versus cohort life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
41 places, 3,817 data points, 1751–2024
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