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HEALTH PROFILE: Sweden

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Sweden SWEDEN POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Sweden
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Sweden SWEDEN LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    84.0
    8
    18
    Age 5
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    Age 10
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    21
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.3
    10
    21
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.3
    9
    21
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.4
    8
    20
    Age 35
    81.8
    84.5
    7
    20
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.6
    8
    20
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.7
    8
    20
    Age 50
    82.4
    84.9
    10
    22
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.2
    11
    24
    Age 60
    83.3
    85.6
    14
    25
    Age 65
    84.1
    86.2
    16
    26
    Age 70
    85.2
    87.0
    17
    27
    Age 75
    86.5
    88.0
    25
    30
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.3
    36
    35
    Age 85
    90.3
    91.0
    59
    54
    Sweden SWEDEN TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    50.98
    161
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30.96
    10
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    4. Stroke
    19.81
    170
    5. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    6. Lung Disease
    14.83
    144
    7. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    9. Suicide
    12.37
    47
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.29
    165
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.85
    159
    13. Hypertension
    5.32
    154
    14. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.07
    167
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    17. Other Injuries
    4.92
    134
    18. Drug Use
    4.10
    18
    19. Liver Disease
    3.99
    170
    20. Falls
    3.92
    127
    21. Other Neoplasms
    3.65
    24
    22. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.12
    140
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.09
    106
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    2.78
    162
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    29. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.58
    150
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.57
    174
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    34. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    35. Alcohol
    2.09
    58
    36. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    37. Violence
    1.22
    143
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.08
    148
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.88
    143
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.84
    15
    41. Drownings
    0.83
    156
    42. Epilepsy
    0.78
    158
    43. Skin Disease
    0.70
    124
    44. Low Birth Weight
    0.61
    178
    45. Asthma
    0.56
    158
    46. Anemia
    0.47
    24
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.43
    71
    48. Fires
    0.40
    154
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    167
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.38
    165
    Sweden SWEDEN TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,136
    19.91
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    10,917
    14.36
    3. Stroke
    6,035
    7.94
    4. Lung Disease
    4,344
    5.72
    5. Lung Cancers
    3,722
    4.90
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,049
    4.01
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,659
    3.50
    8. Prostate Cancer
    2,622
    3.45
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    1,849
    2.43
    10. Hypertension
    1,838
    2.42
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,834
    2.41
    12. Kidney Disease
    1,629
    2.14
    13. Breast Cancer
    1,582
    2.08
    14. Suicide
    1,479
    1.95
    15. Other Injuries
    1,374
    1.81
    16. Lymphomas
    1,357
    1.79
    17. Falls
    1,109
    1.46
    18. Other Neoplasms
    1,036
    1.36
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    943
    1.24
    20. Leukemia
    825
    1.09
    21. Bladder Cancer
    760
    1.00
    22. Liver Cancer
    752
    0.99
    23. Liver Disease
    723
    0.95
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    702
    0.92
    25. Skin Cancers
    650
    0.86
      Deaths %
    26. Stomach Cancer
    612
    0.81
    27. Ovary Cancer
    553
    0.73
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    547
    0.72
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    538
    0.71
    30. Drug Use
    423
    0.56
    31. Oral Cancer
    379
    0.50
    32. Alcohol
    359
    0.47
    33. Uterin Cancer
    345
    0.45
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    315
    0.41
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    308
    0.41
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    289
    0.38
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    277
    0.36
    38. Cervical Cancer
    228
    0.30
    39. Skin Disease
    220
    0.29
    40. Anemia
    175
    0.23
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    170
    0.22
    42. Asthma
    158
    0.21
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    129
    0.17
    44. Epilepsy
    121
    0.16
    45. Malnutrition
    117
    0.15
    46. Drownings
    114
    0.15
    47. Violence
    113
    0.15
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    110
    0.14
    49. Fires
    65
    0.09
    50. Schizophrenia
    63
    0.08
    Sweden SWEDEN CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    2. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    6. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    8. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
      Rate World Rank
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    Sweden SWEDEN HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    9.0
    50
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    29.3
    17.7
    76
    35
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    23.1
    18.1
    52
    126
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    7.38
    7
    Sweden SWEDEN LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    71.2
    74.9
    73.0
    3
    3
    3
    1970
    72.2
    77.2
    74.6
    1
    2
    1
    1980
    72.8
    78.9
    75.7
    2
    3
    3
    1990
    74.8
    80.4
    77.5
    4
    6
    2
    2000
    77.3
    81.9
    79.6
    3
    7
    4
    2010
    79.5
    83.5
    81.5
    6
    11
    9
    2019
    80.8
    84.0
    82.4
    8
    18
    13
    Sweden SWEDEN DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    10.262m
    90
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.00
    76
    Population 0-14
    17.7%
    147
    Population 15-64
    61.7%
    140
    Population 65 +
    20.6%
    13
    Birth Rate / 1000
    10.83
    149
    Death Rate / 1000
    9.46
    44
    Fertility Rate
    1.86
    122
    Infant Mortality
    2.45
    184
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.06
    48
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.06
    31
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.03
    48
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.87
    47
    Net Migration
    4.87
    14
    Population Growth
    0.74%
    118
    Literacy Total
    99.0%
    36
    Literacy Male
    N/D
    N/D
    Literacy Female
    N/D
    N/D
    Unemployment
    6.8%
    92
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    82.4
    13
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    71.9
    11
    GDP per Capita USD
    $50,700
    17

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    2,753,348
    27,322
    3/1/24
    Sweden COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Sweden causes.

     
     
    Sweden COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Sweden COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.