Norway vs Sweden: Life expectation at birth by sex
Norway
84.85
in 2023
Sweden
85.1
in 2023
Norway rank
28th
Sweden rank
27th
Life expectation at birth by sex over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 85.1 against 84.85 in Norway, a difference of 0.25.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 178 shared years of data; in 1846 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 27th of 229 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 13 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 48.07 | 45.01 | 3.06 | Norway |
| 1850s | 51.54 | 44.08 | 7.46 | Norway |
| 1860s | 49.5 | 46.77 | 2.73 | Norway |
| 1870s | 51.21 | 48.47 | 2.74 | Norway |
| 1880s | 51.63 | 51.21 | 0.424 | Norway |
| 1890s | 53.37 | 53.5 | 0.138 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 57.19 | 56.48 | 0.713 | Norway |
| 1910s | 58.62 | 58.39 | 0.232 | Norway |
| 1920s | 63.27 | 62.83 | 0.44 | Norway |
| 1930s | 67.2 | 65.72 | 1.48 | Norway |
| 1940s | 70.26 | 70.12 | 0.137 | Norway |
| 1950s | 74.97 | 73.85 | 1.12 | Norway |
| 1960s | 76.32 | 75.93 | 0.3887 | Norway |
| 1970s | 78.02 | 77.96 | 0.0601 | Norway |
| 1980s | 79.53 | 79.73 | 0.2005 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 80.63 | 81.24 | 0.607 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 82.25 | 82.62 | 0.3784 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 83.95 | 83.96 | 0.0161 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 84.7 | 84.73 | 0.0349 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectation at birth by sex, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 85.1 against 84.85 in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectation at birth by sex between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.25, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 178 years are reported by both, from 1846 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Norway ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 27th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.