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Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Sweden

Sweden: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0725 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0725
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
221st
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.6363
in 1773
All-time low
0.0721
in 2020
Years of data
273
1751–2023

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Sweden, 1751–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Sweden stood at 0.0725.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Sweden peaked at 0.6363 in 1773 and was at its lowest, 0.0721, in 2020.

Sweden ranks 221st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Sweden, year by year

Year Value Change
1751 0.4459 —
1752 0.5041 +13.1%
1753 0.4489 -11.0%
1754 0.4685 +4.4%
1755 0.4832 +3.1%
1756 0.4768 -1.3%
1757 0.5009 +5.1%
1758 0.4817 -3.8%
1759 0.4365 -9.4%
1760 0.427 -2.2%
1761 0.4644 +8.8%
1762 0.5195 +11.9%
1763 0.5352 +3.0%
1764 0.4607 -13.9%
1765 0.46 -0.2%
1766 0.4509 -2.0%
1767 0.4364 -3.2%
1768 0.4971 +13.9%
1769 0.5066 +1.9%
1770 0.473 -6.6%
1771 0.4694 -0.8%
1772 0.5258 +12.0%
1773 0.6363 +21.0%
1774 0.4286 -32.6%
1775 0.4502 +5.0%
1776 0.4048 -10.1%
1777 0.45 +11.2%
1778 0.491 +9.1%
1779 0.5367 +9.3%
1780 0.4023 -25.0%
1781 0.4496 +11.8%
1782 0.4496 +0.0%
1783 0.4952 +10.1%
1784 0.5348 +8.0%
1785 0.503 -5.9%
1786 0.4386 -12.8%
1787 0.4113 -6.2%
1788 0.4613 +12.1%
1789 0.4914 +6.5%
1790 0.4834 -1.6%
1791 0.4321 -10.6%
1792 0.4313 -0.2%
1793 0.4358 +1.0%
1794 0.4229 -3.0%
1795 0.4536 +7.3%
1796 0.4463 -1.6%
1797 0.4249 -4.8%
1798 0.4101 -3.5%
1799 0.4222 +2.9%
1800 0.5123 +21.4%
1801 0.4636 -9.5%
1802 0.4165 -10.2%
1803 0.415 -0.4%
1804 0.4131 -0.4%
1805 0.4073 -1.4%
1806 0.4719 +15.9%
1807 0.4264 -9.6%
1808 0.5037 +18.1%
1809 0.5239 +4.0%
1810 0.4939 -5.7%
1811 0.4731 -4.2%
1812 0.4505 -4.8%
1813 0.4438 -1.5%
1814 0.4355 -1.9%
1815 0.4174 -4.2%
1816 0.4043 -3.1%
1817 0.4141 +2.4%
1818 0.4112 -0.7%
1819 0.4412 +7.3%
1820 0.407 -7.8%
1821 0.4486 +10.2%
1822 0.3855 -14.1%
1823 0.3544 -8.1%
1824 0.3643 +2.8%
1825 0.3641 -0.1%
1826 0.3762 +3.3%
1827 0.3745 -0.5%
1828 0.4241 +13.2%
1829 0.437 +3.0%
1830 0.391 -10.5%
1831 0.4092 +4.6%
1832 0.3999 -2.3%
1833 0.3857 -3.6%
1834 0.4079 +5.8%
1835 0.3388 -17.0%
1836 0.3599 +6.2%
1837 0.4086 +13.5%
1838 0.4004 -2.0%
1839 0.4059 +1.4%
1840 0.3649 -10.1%
1841 0.3588 -1.7%
1842 0.383 +6.8%
1843 0.3771 -1.5%
1844 0.3628 -3.8%
1845 0.35 -3.5%
1846 0.3925 +12.1%
1847 0.4089 +4.2%
1848 0.3512 -14.1%
1849 0.3649 +3.9%
1850 0.3596 -1.4%
1851 0.3704 +3.0%
1852 0.3915 +5.7%
1853 0.4059 +3.7%
1854 0.3689 -9.1%
1855 0.3761 +2.0%
1856 0.3931 +4.5%
1857 0.4746 +20.7%
1858 0.4027 -15.1%
1859 0.3809 -5.4%
1860 0.3365 -11.7%
1861 0.3511 +4.4%
1862 0.4054 +15.5%
1863 0.3773 -6.9%
1864 0.3744 -0.8%
1865 0.3729 -0.4%
1866 0.3708 -0.5%
1867 0.3474 -6.3%
1868 0.3895 +12.1%
1869 0.4162 +6.9%
1870 0.3641 -12.5%
1871 0.3265 -10.3%
1872 0.3265 +0.0%
1873 0.3425 +4.9%
1874 0.3824 +11.6%
1875 0.3787 -1.0%
1876 0.3896 +2.9%
1877 0.3764 -3.4%
1878 0.3779 +0.4%
1879 0.348 -7.9%
1880 0.3554 +2.1%
1881 0.3478 -2.1%
1882 0.3565 +2.5%
1883 0.3488 -2.2%
1884 0.3432 -1.6%
1885 0.3448 +0.5%
1886 0.3326 -3.5%
1887 0.3244 -2.4%
1888 0.3124 -3.7%
1889 0.3148 +0.8%
1890 0.3294 +4.7%
1891 0.3248 -1.4%
1892 0.3193 -1.7%
1893 0.3238 +1.4%
1894 0.3183 -1.7%
1895 0.2991 -6.0%
1896 0.306 +2.3%
1897 0.2991 -2.3%
1898 0.291 -2.7%
1899 0.3229 +11.0%
1900 0.3093 -4.2%
1901 0.312 +0.9%
1902 0.289 -7.4%
1903 0.2879 -0.4%
1904 0.2811 -2.4%
1905 0.2904 +3.3%
1906 0.2739 -5.7%
1907 0.2644 -3.5%
1908 0.2705 +2.3%
1909 0.252 -6.8%
1910 0.2566 +1.8%
1911 0.2535 -1.2%
1912 0.2526 -0.4%
1913 0.246 -2.6%
1914 0.2512 +2.1%
1915 0.2555 +1.7%
1916 0.2546 -0.4%
1917 0.2448 -3.8%
1918 0.3213 +31.3%
1919 0.2639 -17.9%
1920 0.2445 -7.4%
1921 0.2237 -8.5%
1922 0.2179 -2.6%
1923 0.2076 -4.7%
1924 0.2146 +3.3%
1925 0.2084 -2.9%
1926 0.206 -1.1%
1927 0.2113 +2.6%
1928 0.2117 +0.2%
1929 0.206 -2.7%
1930 0.2012 -2.3%
1931 0.1981 -1.5%
1932 0.1923 -2.9%
1933 0.1832 -4.7%
1934 0.1819 -0.7%
1935 0.1773 -2.6%
1936 0.1785 +0.7%
1937 0.1774 -0.6%
1938 0.1691 -4.7%
1939 0.159 -6.0%
1940 0.1548 -2.7%
1941 0.155 +0.1%
1942 0.1463 -5.6%
1943 0.1482 +1.3%
1944 0.1504 +1.5%
1945 0.1474 -2.0%
1946 0.1349 -8.5%
1947 0.1315 -2.5%
1948 0.1234 -6.2%
1949 0.1212 -1.8%
1950 0.117 -3.4%
1951 0.1164 -0.6%
1952 0.1133 -2.6%
1953 0.1114 -1.8%
1954 0.1086 -2.4%
1955 0.1096 +0.9%
1956 0.1071 -2.3%
1957 0.1064 -0.6%
1958 0.1043 -2.0%
1959 0.1031 -1.2%
1960 0.1037 +0.6%
1961 0.1021 -1.6%
1962 0.1006 -1.4%
1963 0.1016 +0.9%
1964 0.1018 +0.2%
1965 0.0999 -1.8%
1966 0.0978 -2.1%
1967 0.0978 -0.0%
1968 0.098 +0.2%
1969 0.0973 -0.7%
1970 0.0982 +0.9%
1971 0.0976 -0.6%
1972 0.0964 -1.2%
1973 0.0955 -1.0%
1974 0.0954 -0.0%
1975 0.0947 -0.7%
1976 0.094 -0.8%
1977 0.093 -1.1%
1978 0.0922 -0.9%
1979 0.0927 +0.5%
1980 0.0915 -1.3%
1981 0.0896 -2.1%
1982 0.0905 +1.0%
1983 0.0899 -0.7%
1984 0.0887 -1.4%
1985 0.0893 +0.7%
1986 0.088 -1.4%
1987 0.0886 +0.7%
1988 0.0883 -0.4%
1989 0.0871 -1.3%
1990 0.0872 +0.1%
1991 0.0875 +0.3%
1992 0.0858 -1.9%
1993 0.0844 -1.6%
1994 0.0844 -0.0%
1995 0.0831 -1.6%
1996 0.0828 -0.4%
1997 0.0818 -1.2%
1998 0.0816 -0.2%
1999 0.0805 -1.4%
2000 0.0809 +0.5%
2001 0.0805 -0.6%
2002 0.0795 -1.2%
2003 0.0795 -0.0%
2004 0.0795 +0.0%
2005 0.0789 -0.7%
2006 0.0785 -0.6%
2007 0.0774 -1.4%
2008 0.0771 -0.4%
2009 0.0772 +0.2%
2010 0.076 -1.6%
2011 0.0754 -0.7%
2012 0.0754 -0.1%
2013 0.0758 +0.6%
2014 0.075 -1.0%
2015 0.0746 -0.5%
2016 0.0746 -0.0%
2017 0.0742 -0.6%
2018 0.0741 -0.2%
2019 0.0736 -0.7%
2020 0.0721 -2.0%
2021 0.0732 +1.5%
2022 0.0726 -0.9%
2023 0.0725 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 0.4718 0.4365 0.5041 9
1760s 0.4758 0.427 0.5352 10
1770s 0.4866 0.4048 0.6363 10
1780s 0.4637 0.4023 0.5348 10
1790s 0.4363 0.4101 0.4834 10
1800s 0.4554 0.4073 0.5239 10
1810s 0.4385 0.4043 0.4939 10
1820s 0.3936 0.3544 0.4486 10
1830s 0.3907 0.3388 0.4092 10
1840s 0.3714 0.35 0.4089 10
1850s 0.3924 0.3596 0.4746 10
1860s 0.3742 0.3365 0.4162 10
1870s 0.3612 0.3265 0.3896 10
1880s 0.3381 0.3124 0.3565 10
1890s 0.3134 0.291 0.3294 10
1900s 0.2831 0.252 0.312 10
1910s 0.26 0.2448 0.3213 10
1920s 0.2152 0.206 0.2445 10
1930s 0.1818 0.159 0.2012 10
1940s 0.1413 0.1212 0.155 10
1950s 0.1097 0.1031 0.117 10
1960s 0.1001 0.0973 0.1037 10
1970s 0.095 0.0922 0.0982 10
1980s 0.0891 0.0871 0.0915 10
1990s 0.0839 0.0805 0.0875 10
2000s 0.0789 0.0771 0.0809 10
2010s 0.0749 0.0736 0.076 10
2020s 0.0726 0.0721 0.0732 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 218 Saint Barthelemy 0.0733 compare
  2. 219 Portugal 0.0732 compare
  3. 220 Slovenia 0.0731 compare
  4. 222 Maldives 0.0722 compare
  5. 223 Cyprus 0.0713 compare
  6. 224 Hong Kong, China 0.0712 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Sweden?
Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Sweden was 0.0725 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.6363 in 1773.
What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0721 in 2020.
How does Sweden rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
Sweden ranks 221st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.