Healthy life expectancy in Sweden
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Sweden was 70.6 years in 2023.
Sweden, 2023
70.6
Change from 2022
+0.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
69.4 years
Position in 2023
10th of 185
Healthy life expectancy in Sweden over time
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Sweden
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 70.6 years |
| 2022 | 70.5 years |
| 2021 | 70.6 years |
| 2020 | 70.2 years |
| 2019 | 71.0 years |
| 2018 | 70.7 years |
| 2017 | 70.7 years |
| 2016 | 70.7 years |
| 2015 | 70.5 years |
| 2014 | 70.7 years |
| 2013 | 70.6 years |
| 2012 | 70.5 years |
| 2011 | 70.6 years |
| 2010 | 70.5 years |
| 2009 | 70.4 years |
| 2008 | 70.3 years |
| 2007 | 70.1 years |
| 2006 | 70.1 years |
| 2005 | 69.9 years |
| 2004 | 69.7 years |
| 2003 | 69.7 years |
| 2002 | 69.5 years |
| 2001 | 69.4 years |
| 2000 | 69.4 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1% from 70.5 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 70.6 years, the figure has changed by 0%.
- Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Sweden has the 10th highest value.
More for Sweden
All statistics for Sweden
Life expectancy at birth
84.1 years
2024 · World Bank
Healthy life years at birth
67.5 years
2024 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at birth
83.8 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
2.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
187 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
466 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat