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Life expectancy at age 15 in Sweden

Sweden: Life expectancy at age 15 was 92.23 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
92.23 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 236 countries
All-time high
92.23 years
in 2100
All-time low
44.57 years
in 1773
Years of data
350
1751–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Sweden, 1751–2100

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in Sweden stood at 92.23 years. That is the highest value across all 350 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Sweden peaked at 92.23 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 44.57 years, in 1773.

Sweden ranks 19th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 350 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 58.33 years 53.65 years 61.1 years 9
1760s 57.6 years 55.2 years 59.19 years 10
1770s 56.19 years 44.57 years 60.24 years 10
1780s 57.08 years 51.46 years 60.76 years 10
1790s 58.52 years 53.99 years 60.21 years 10
1800s 56.19 years 48.27 years 59.12 years 10
1810s 56.72 years 53.65 years 60.02 years 10
1820s 58.23 years 54.82 years 60.66 years 10
1830s 57.57 years 54.33 years 60.9 years 10
1840s 59.45 years 57.91 years 60.84 years 10
1850s 59.12 years 56.79 years 60.97 years 10
1860s 61.61 years 60.03 years 62.84 years 10
1870s 62.5 years 60.26 years 64.38 years 10
1880s 64.21 years 63.16 years 65 years 10
1890s 64.7 years 63.34 years 65.58 years 10
1900s 65.47 years 64.15 years 66.53 years 10
1910s 65.23 years 57.87 years 66.45 years 10
1920s 68.13 years 66.73 years 69.01 years 10
1930s 69.48 years 68.29 years 70.42 years 10
1940s 71.92 years 70.57 years 73.17 years 10
1950s 74.23 years 73.33 years 75.1 years 10
1960s 75.21 years 74.74 years 75.46 years 10
1970s 76.02 years 75.79 years 76.37 years 10
1980s 77.4 years 76.51 years 78.29 years 10
1990s 79.14 years 78.26 years 79.91 years 10
2000s 80.88 years 80.13 years 81.7 years 10
2010s 82.46 years 81.83 years 83.3 years 10
2020s 83.69 years 82.71 years 84.36 years 10
2030s 85.04 years 84.48 years 85.6 years 10
2040s 86.25 years 85.72 years 86.78 years 10
2050s 87.38 years 86.88 years 87.88 years 10
2060s 88.47 years 87.99 years 88.97 years 10
2070s 89.57 years 89.07 years 90.05 years 10
2080s 90.62 years 90.15 years 91.1 years 10
2090s 91.66 years 91.21 years 92.14 years 10
2100s 92.23 years 92.23 years 92.23 years 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 16 Malta 92.54 years compare
  2. 17 Saint Barthelemy 92.47 years compare
  3. 18 France 92.26 years compare
  4. 20 Vatican 92.23 years compare
  5. 21 Reunion 92.16 years compare
  6. 22 Norway 92.13 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Sweden?
Life expectancy at age 15 in Sweden was 92.23 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 92.23 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 44.57 years in 1773.
How does Sweden rank for life expectancy at age 15?
Sweden ranks 19th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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