Survival to age 65 of cohort in Sweden

Sweden: Survival to age 65 of cohort was 94.17 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
94.17
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
16th
of 215 countries
All-time high
94.17
in 2024
All-time low
83.6
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Survival to age 65 of cohort in Sweden, 1960–2024

020406080100196019922024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, survival to age 65 of cohort in Sweden stood at 94.17. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival to age 65 of cohort in Sweden peaked at 94.17 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.6, in 1960.

That places Sweden 16th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 84.98 83.6 85.9 10
1970s 86.93 86.04 87.89 10
1980s 88.71 87.66 89.54 10
1990s 90.17 89.31 90.95 10
2000s 91.6 90.79 92.21 10
2010s 93.05 92.54 93.64 10
2020s 93.98 93.8 94.17 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 13 Spain 94.49 compare
  2. 14 Italy 94.49 compare
  3. 15 Kuwait 94.19 compare
  4. 17 Maldives 94.03 compare
  5. 18 Greece 94.01 compare
  6. 19 Gibraltar 93.98 compare

See the full ranking of 215 places β†’

More reference data data for Sweden

All data for Sweden β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is survival to age 65 of cohort in Sweden?
Survival to age 65 of cohort in Sweden was 94.17 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest survival to age 65 of cohort recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 94.17 in 2024.
What is the lowest survival to age 65 of cohort recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 83.6 in 1960.
How does Sweden rank for survival to age 65 of cohort?
Sweden ranks 16th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is survival to age 65 of cohort rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Survival to age 65 of cohort. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival to age 65 of cohort
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,975 data points, 1960–2024
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