Health · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Sweden: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 84.1 yrs (2024), 9th of 217 in the world and 6th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, women is 85.6 yrs (2024), 17th of 217 in the world and 10th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, men is 82.6 yrs (2024), 6th of 217 in the world and 4th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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18 indicators
Health: Sweden in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 84.1 yrs2024 | 9/217 | 6/58 | 79.6 yrs | 81.5 yrs | 82.4 yrs | +2.2%since 2014 | 78.6 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 85.6 yrs2024 | 17/217 | 10/58 | 82.0 yrs | 83.5 yrs | 84.2 yrs | +1.7%since 2014 | 81.8 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 82.6 yrs2024 | 6/217 | 4/58 | 77.4 yrs | 79.5 yrs | 80.6 yrs | +2.7%since 2014 | 75.6 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 2.02024 | 188/196 | 45/52 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | −17%since 2014 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 2.42024 | 191/196 | 47/52 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 | −17%since 2014 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 1.42024 | 185/196 | 44/52 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | −13%since 2014 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 42023 | 181/194 | 42/51 | 5 | 5 | 5 | −20%since 2013 | 11 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 93%2024 | 82/193 | 29/51 | 91% | 97% | 97% | −4.0 ppsince 2014 | 94% | 94% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.1%2022 | 148/153 | 35/35 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | ±0.0 ppsince 2012 | — | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 32024 | 187/208 | 46/52 | 7 | 8 | 4 | −58%since 2014 | 22 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 11.2%2024 | 15/193 | 5/52 | 7.3% | 8.3% | 11.4% | +0.1 ppsince 2014 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 13.4%2024 | 152/193 | 42/52 | 14.5% | 16.5% | 12.9% | −1.6 ppsince 2014 | 16.5% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 4.412021 | 20/180 | 15/50 | 3.03 | 3.81 | 4.32 | +13%since 2011 | 3.90 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 1.92022 | 110/182 | 51/51 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.0 | −29%since 2012 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 99.8%2024 | 59/206 | 33/56 | 99.5% | 99.6% | 99.7% | +0.1 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 98.7%2024 | 61/203 | 29/54 | 99.2% | 99.0% | 98.8% | −0.2 ppsince 2014 | 97.4% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 20.3%2024 | 78/166 | 40/48 | 49.5% | 33.9% | 23.5% | −13.6 ppsince 2010 | 24.9% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 3.12019 | 177/186 | 45/49 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 3.12019 | −24%since 2009 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+2.2%84.1 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+1.7%85.6 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+2.7%82.6 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−17%2.0 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Measles vaccination−4.0 pp93% in 2024
- Hospital beds−29%1.9 in 2022
- Basic sanitation−0.2 pp98.7% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Sweden and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Sweden. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Sweden | Denmark | Finland | Norway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 84.1 yrs2024 | 82.3 yrs2024 | 82.3 yrs2024 | 83.2 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 85.6 yrs2024 | 84.2 yrs2024 | 85.0 yrs2024 | 84.8 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 82.6 yrs2024 | 80.4 yrs2024 | 79.8 yrs2024 | 81.6 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 2.02024 | 3.52024 | 1.92024 | 2.02024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 2.42024 | 4.02024 | 2.42024 | 2.52024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 1.42024 | 2.72024 | 1.42024 | 1.42024 |
| Maternal mortality | 42023 | 42023 | 82023 | 12023 |
| Measles vaccination | 93%2024 | 94%2024 | 94%2024 | 96%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1%2022 | 0.1%2024 | — | 0.1%2024 |