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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 |
2,753,953
|
27,390
|
4/1/24
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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.
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.