SE · 2008 · demo_mlexpec

Life expectancy by age and sex

Sweden, 2008

Life expectancy by age and sex
79.2
Sweden, 2008
▲ 0.3% vs 2007 (79.0)
Analysis

In 2008, Sweden's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.3% compared to 2007, reaching 79.2.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 76.1.

Sweden ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.5% (from 78.0 in 2003).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2008
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2008
104.1%
EU-27: 76.1
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