Life expectation at birth by sex in Sweden
Sweden: Life expectation at birth by sex was 85.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
85.1
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
27th
of 236 countries
All-time high
85.1
in 2023
All-time low
18.83
in 1773
Years of data
273
1751–2023
Life expectation at birth by sex in Sweden, 1751–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 85.1 for life expectation at birth by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectation at birth by sex in Sweden peaked at 85.1 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.83, in 1773.
Sweden ranks 27th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 273 years of available data.
Life expectation at birth by sex in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1751 | 39.93 | — |
| 1752 | 36.82 | -7.8% |
| 1753 | 41.32 | +12.2% |
| 1754 | 39.07 | -5.4% |
| 1755 | 37.68 | -3.6% |
| 1756 | 37.88 | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 35.07 | -7.4% |
| 1758 | 34.45 | -1.8% |
| 1759 | 39.95 | +16.0% |
| 1760 | 41.23 | +3.2% |
| 1761 | 39.19 | -4.9% |
| 1762 | 33.66 | -14.1% |
| 1763 | 31.83 | -5.4% |
| 1764 | 37.99 | +19.4% |
| 1765 | 37.87 | -0.3% |
| 1766 | 39.75 | +5.0% |
| 1767 | 40.16 | +1.0% |
| 1768 | 36.28 | -9.7% |
| 1769 | 35.63 | -1.8% |
| 1770 | 37.82 | +6.1% |
| 1771 | 36.89 | -2.5% |
| 1772 | 29.65 | -19.6% |
| 1773 | 18.83 | -36.5% |
| 1774 | 41.4 | +119.9% |
| 1775 | 39.26 | -5.2% |
| 1776 | 42.81 | +9.0% |
| 1777 | 39.24 | -8.3% |
| 1778 | 36.81 | -6.2% |
| 1779 | 33.44 | -9.2% |
| 1780 | 44.06 | +31.8% |
| 1781 | 39.19 | -11.1% |
| 1782 | 38.27 | -2.3% |
| 1783 | 35.56 | -7.1% |
| 1784 | 32.7 | -8.0% |
| 1785 | 34.64 | +5.9% |
| 1786 | 39.4 | +13.7% |
| 1787 | 41.83 | +6.2% |
| 1788 | 38.24 | -8.6% |
| 1789 | 34.75 | -9.1% |
| 1790 | 35.42 | +1.9% |
| 1791 | 39.61 | +11.8% |
| 1792 | 41.33 | +4.3% |
| 1793 | 40.85 | -1.2% |
| 1794 | 41.85 | +2.4% |
| 1795 | 37.8 | -9.7% |
| 1796 | 40.29 | +6.6% |
| 1797 | 41.94 | +4.1% |
| 1798 | 42.96 | +2.4% |
| 1799 | 41.05 | -4.4% |
| 1800 | 33.21 | -19.1% |
| 1801 | 38.09 | +14.7% |
| 1802 | 41.86 | +9.9% |
| 1803 | 41.88 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 41.46 | -1.0% |
| 1805 | 42.43 | +2.3% |
| 1806 | 37.3 | -12.1% |
| 1807 | 39.95 | +7.1% |
| 1808 | 32.28 | -19.2% |
| 1809 | 28.96 | -10.3% |
| 1810 | 33.67 | +16.3% |
| 1811 | 36.27 | +7.7% |
| 1812 | 36.89 | +1.7% |
| 1813 | 38.61 | +4.7% |
| 1814 | 40.15 | +4.0% |
| 1815 | 41.9 | +4.4% |
| 1816 | 43.67 | +4.2% |
| 1817 | 41.81 | -4.3% |
| 1818 | 41.99 | +0.4% |
| 1819 | 38.65 | -8.0% |
| 1820 | 41.88 | +8.4% |
| 1821 | 39.57 | -5.5% |
| 1822 | 44.84 | +13.3% |
| 1823 | 47.39 | +5.7% |
| 1824 | 47.27 | -0.3% |
| 1825 | 47.61 | +0.7% |
| 1826 | 45.42 | -4.6% |
| 1827 | 44.61 | -1.8% |
| 1828 | 40.29 | -9.7% |
| 1829 | 38.62 | -4.1% |
| 1830 | 43.45 | +12.5% |
| 1831 | 41.17 | -5.2% |
| 1832 | 42.59 | +3.4% |
| 1833 | 44.7 | +5.0% |
| 1834 | 40.89 | -8.5% |
| 1835 | 49.35 | +20.7% |
| 1836 | 47.25 | -4.3% |
| 1837 | 41.81 | -11.5% |
| 1838 | 42.23 | +1.0% |
| 1839 | 41.77 | -1.1% |
| 1840 | 46.14 | +10.5% |
| 1841 | 47.24 | +2.4% |
| 1842 | 45.04 | -4.7% |
| 1843 | 44.86 | -0.4% |
| 1844 | 46.91 | +4.6% |
| 1845 | 48.5 | +3.4% |
| 1846 | 43.94 | -9.4% |
| 1847 | 41.95 | -4.5% |
| 1848 | 47.29 | +12.7% |
| 1849 | 46.84 | -1.0% |
| 1850 | 47.29 | +1.0% |
| 1851 | 46.1 | -2.5% |
| 1852 | 43.74 | -5.1% |
| 1853 | 41.96 | -4.1% |
| 1854 | 46.51 | +10.8% |
| 1855 | 44.81 | -3.7% |
| 1856 | 44.03 | -1.7% |
| 1857 | 36.6 | -16.9% |
| 1858 | 43.61 | +19.2% |
| 1859 | 46.19 | +5.9% |
| 1860 | 50.29 | +8.9% |
| 1861 | 49.01 | -2.5% |
| 1862 | 44.19 | -9.8% |
| 1863 | 47.11 | +6.6% |
| 1864 | 46.51 | -1.3% |
| 1865 | 47.48 | +2.1% |
| 1866 | 46.9 | -1.2% |
| 1867 | 48.28 | +2.9% |
| 1868 | 45.2 | -6.4% |
| 1869 | 42.72 | -5.5% |
| 1870 | 46.84 | +9.6% |
| 1871 | 50.67 | +8.2% |
| 1872 | 51.88 | +2.4% |
| 1873 | 50.29 | -3.1% |
| 1874 | 46.06 | -8.4% |
| 1875 | 46.38 | +0.7% |
| 1876 | 46.31 | -0.2% |
| 1877 | 47.84 | +3.3% |
| 1878 | 48.08 | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 50.37 | +4.8% |
| 1880 | 49.15 | -2.4% |
| 1881 | 49.93 | +1.6% |
| 1882 | 50.03 | +0.2% |
| 1883 | 50.4 | +0.7% |
| 1884 | 50.59 | +0.4% |
| 1885 | 50.38 | -0.4% |
| 1886 | 51.89 | +3.0% |
| 1887 | 52.84 | +1.8% |
| 1888 | 53.5 | +1.2% |
| 1889 | 53.37 | -0.2% |
| 1890 | 51.77 | -3.0% |
| 1891 | 52.5 | +1.4% |
| 1892 | 51.75 | -1.4% |
| 1893 | 52.5 | +1.4% |
| 1894 | 53.05 | +1.0% |
| 1895 | 55.29 | +4.2% |
| 1896 | 54.6 | -1.2% |
| 1897 | 55.26 | +1.2% |
| 1898 | 56.03 | +1.4% |
| 1899 | 52.3 | -6.7% |
| 1900 | 53.63 | +2.5% |
| 1901 | 54.09 | +0.9% |
| 1902 | 55.87 | +3.3% |
| 1903 | 56.39 | +0.9% |
| 1904 | 56.43 | +0.1% |
| 1905 | 55.67 | -1.3% |
| 1906 | 57.69 | +3.6% |
| 1907 | 58.05 | +0.6% |
| 1908 | 57.46 | -1.0% |
| 1909 | 59.48 | +3.5% |
| 1910 | 59.03 | -0.8% |
| 1911 | 59.43 | +0.7% |
| 1912 | 59.09 | -0.6% |
| 1913 | 59.97 | +1.5% |
| 1914 | 59.4 | -1.0% |
| 1915 | 58.36 | -1.8% |
| 1916 | 59.28 | +1.6% |
| 1917 | 60.06 | +1.3% |
| 1918 | 51.36 | -14.5% |
| 1919 | 57.89 | +12.7% |
| 1920 | 60.24 | +4.1% |
| 1921 | 62.27 | +3.4% |
| 1922 | 61.91 | -0.6% |
| 1923 | 64.05 | +3.5% |
| 1924 | 63.08 | -1.5% |
| 1925 | 63.68 | +1.0% |
| 1926 | 63.77 | +0.1% |
| 1927 | 62.64 | -1.8% |
| 1928 | 63.2 | +0.9% |
| 1929 | 63.41 | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 64.19 | +1.2% |
| 1931 | 63.63 | -0.9% |
| 1932 | 64.9 | +2.0% |
| 1933 | 65.96 | +1.6% |
| 1934 | 66.07 | +0.2% |
| 1935 | 66.05 | -0.0% |
| 1936 | 65.77 | -0.4% |
| 1937 | 65.82 | +0.1% |
| 1938 | 67.09 | +1.9% |
| 1939 | 67.71 | +0.9% |
| 1940 | 68.13 | +0.6% |
| 1941 | 68.26 | +0.2% |
| 1942 | 70.36 | +3.1% |
| 1943 | 70.08 | -0.4% |
| 1944 | 69.28 | -1.1% |
| 1945 | 69.52 | +0.3% |
| 1946 | 70.67 | +1.7% |
| 1947 | 70.63 | -0.1% |
| 1948 | 72.13 | +2.1% |
| 1949 | 72.16 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 72.44 | +0.4% |
| 1951 | 72.7 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 73.29 | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 73.4 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 73.87 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 74.15 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 74.4 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 74.27 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 74.8 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 75.2 | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 74.88 | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 75.39 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 75.42 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 75.61 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 75.87 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 76.09 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 76.46 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 76.55 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 76.39 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 76.63 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 77.21 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 77.39 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 77.53 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 77.73 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 77.9 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 77.95 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 77.96 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 78.57 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 78.69 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 78.73 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 78.86 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 79.14 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 79.39 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 79.65 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 79.94 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 79.7 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 80.03 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 80.14 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 79.93 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 80.56 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 80.39 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 80.54 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 80.78 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 80.77 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 81.38 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 81.44 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 81.52 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 81.8 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 81.91 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 81.89 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 82.02 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 82.05 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 82.08 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 82.42 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 82.66 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 82.75 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 82.9 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 82.94 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 83.12 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 83.32 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 83.46 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 83.67 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 83.53 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 83.72 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 84.05 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 84.02 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 84.08 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 84.11 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.26 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.73 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 84.28 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 84.81 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 84.74 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.1 | +0.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 85.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.13, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 85.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.57, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectation at birth by sex in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1774 | +119.9% | 18.83 | 41.4 |
| 1773 | -36.5% | 29.65 | 18.83 |
| 1780 | +31.8% | 33.44 | 44.06 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 38.02 | 34.45 | 41.32 | 9 |
| 1760s | 37.36 | 31.83 | 41.23 | 10 |
| 1770s | 35.61 | 18.83 | 42.81 | 10 |
| 1780s | 37.86 | 32.7 | 44.06 | 10 |
| 1790s | 40.31 | 35.42 | 42.96 | 10 |
| 1800s | 37.74 | 28.96 | 42.43 | 10 |
| 1810s | 39.36 | 33.67 | 43.67 | 10 |
| 1820s | 43.75 | 38.62 | 47.61 | 10 |
| 1830s | 43.52 | 40.89 | 49.35 | 10 |
| 1840s | 45.87 | 41.95 | 48.5 | 10 |
| 1850s | 44.08 | 36.6 | 47.29 | 10 |
| 1860s | 46.77 | 42.72 | 50.29 | 10 |
| 1870s | 48.47 | 46.06 | 51.88 | 10 |
| 1880s | 51.21 | 49.15 | 53.5 | 10 |
| 1890s | 53.5 | 51.75 | 56.03 | 10 |
| 1900s | 56.48 | 53.63 | 59.48 | 10 |
| 1910s | 58.39 | 51.36 | 60.06 | 10 |
| 1920s | 62.83 | 60.24 | 64.05 | 10 |
| 1930s | 65.72 | 63.63 | 67.71 | 10 |
| 1940s | 70.12 | 68.13 | 72.16 | 10 |
| 1950s | 73.85 | 72.44 | 75.2 | 10 |
| 1960s | 75.93 | 74.88 | 76.63 | 10 |
| 1970s | 77.96 | 77.21 | 78.73 | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.73 | 78.86 | 80.56 | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.24 | 80.39 | 81.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.62 | 82.02 | 83.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.96 | 83.46 | 84.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.73 | 84.28 | 85.1 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectation at birth by sex in Sweden?
- Life expectation at birth by sex in Sweden was 85.1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.83 in 1773.
- How does Sweden rank for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Sweden ranks 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectation at birth by sex rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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