Sweden - Life expectancy at birth 2018

Life expectancy improves in Sweden

In 2018 the life expectancy in Sweden increased to 82.6 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 84.3 years and for men 80.9 years.

Sweden’s position worsened with respect to the 194 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 16th in 2017 to 17th in 2018.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Sweden over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2017, when it was 82.5 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2008, when it was 81.3 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Sweden. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Sweden in Swedish economy.

Sweden - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2018	84.30	80.90	82.60
2017	84.10	80.80	82.50
2016	84.10	80.60	82.40
2015	84.10	80.40	82.20
2014	84.20	80.40	82.30
2013	83.80	80.20	82.00
2012	83.60	79.90	81.80
2011	83.80	79.90	81.90
2010	83.60	79.60	81.60
2009	83.50	79.40	81.50
2008	83.30	79.20	81.30
2007	83.10	79.00	81.10
2006	83.10	78.80	81.00
2005	82.90	78.50	80.70
2004	82.80	78.40	80.70
2003	82.50	78.00	80.30
2002	82.10	77.70	80.00
2001	82.20	77.60	79.90
2000	82.00	77.40	79.80
1999	82.00	77.10	79.60
1998	82.10	76.90	79.50
1997	82.00	76.80	79.40
1996	81.70	76.60	79.20
1995	81.70	76.20	79.00
1994	81.60	76.10	78.90
1993	80.90	75.50	78.20
1992	81.00	75.40	78.20
1991	80.70	75.00	77.80
1990	80.50	74.80	77.70
1989	80.70	74.80	77.80
1988	80.00	74.10	77.10
1987	80.30	74.20	77.20
1986	80.20	74.00	77.00
1985	79.80	73.80	76.80
1984	80.10	73.90	76.90
1983	79.80	73.60	76.70
1982	79.50	73.50	76.40
1981	79.30	73.10	76.10
1980	79.00	72.80	75.80
1979	78.80	72.50	75.60
1978	78.80	72.50	75.50
1977	78.70	72.40	75.50
1976	78.00	72.20	75.00
1975	78.10	72.20	75.00
1974	78.00	72.20	75.00
1973	77.80	72.20	74.90
1972	77.60	72.00	74.80
1971	77.50	72.00	74.70
1970	77.30	72.30	74.70
1969	76.70	71.70	74.10
1968	76.40	71.70	74.00
1967	76.54	71.82	74.12
1966	76.45	71.82	74.08
1965	76.10	71.73	73.86
1964	75.91	71.66	73.73
1963	75.64	71.57	73.56
1962	75.43	71.37	73.35
1961	75.39	71.65	73.47
1960	74.87	71.23	73.01

Sweden - Life expectancy at birth