Netherlands vs Sweden: Survival ages across the population

Netherlands
36.19
in 2023
Sweden
37.04
in 2024
Netherlands rank
9th
Sweden rank
7th

Survival ages across the population over time

  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 37.04 against 36.19 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.85.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.

Netherlands ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 7th of 41 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Sweden Difference Ahead
1850s 0.048 0.068 0.02 Sweden
1860s 0.048 0.074 0.026 Sweden
1870s 0.046 0.079 0.033 Sweden
1880s 0.05 0.093 0.043 Sweden
1890s 0.057 0.101 0.044 Sweden
1900s 0.072 0.123 0.051 Sweden
1910s 0.1 0.157 0.057 Sweden
1920s 0.169 0.193 0.024 Sweden
1930s 0.3 0.258 0.042 Netherlands
1940s 0.353 0.635 0.282 Sweden
1950s 1.3 3.73 2.43 Sweden
1960s 5.15 10.78 5.63 Sweden
1970s 13.53 18.3 4.77 Sweden
1980s 21.37 23.45 2.08 Sweden
1990s 25.74 28.5 2.76 Sweden
2000s 31.28 31.38 0.099 Sweden
2010s 36.34 33.28 3.06 Netherlands
2020s 36.34 34.7 1.64 Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival ages across the population, Netherlands or Sweden?
Sweden, at 37.04 against 36.19 in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival ages across the population between Netherlands and Sweden?
0.85, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
174 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for survival ages across the population?
Netherlands ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 7th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Survival ages across the population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Survival ages across the population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
41 places, 3,817 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed