Malta vs Sweden: Life expectancy at birth, total
Malta
83.51 years
in 2023
Sweden
83.31 years
in 2023
Malta rank
12th
Sweden rank
15th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Malta currently reports 83.51 years against 83.31 years in Sweden, a difference of 0.2 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.
Malta ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 15th of 212 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.49 years | 75.02 years | 3.53 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 73.86 years | 76.69 years | 2.83 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 77 years | 78.56 years | 1.56 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 79.21 years | 80.45 years | 1.24 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 81.83 years | 82.18 years | 0.3471 years | Sweden |
| 2020s | 82.58 years | 82.95 years | 0.3671 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Malta or Sweden?
- Malta, at 83.51 years against 83.31 years in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Malta and Sweden?
- 0.2 years, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Malta ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 15th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release