Period versus cohort life expectancy in Sweden
Sweden: Period versus cohort life expectancy was 83.83 in 2024. β² Rising
Period versus cohort life expectancy in Sweden, 1751β2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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