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Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Sweden

Sweden: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.0823 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0823
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
221st
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.6495
in 1773
All-time low
0.0823
in 2022
Years of data
273
1751–2023

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 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

The most recent figure for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Sweden is 0.0823, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Sweden peaked at 0.6495 in 1773 and was at its lowest, 0.0823, in 2022.

That places Sweden 221st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 273 years of available data.

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

Year Value Change
1751 0.4703 —
1752 0.5277 +12.2%
1753 0.4741 -10.1%
1754 0.49 +3.4%
1755 0.4977 +1.6%
1756 0.5013 +0.7%
1757 0.5213 +4.0%
1758 0.5118 -1.8%
1759 0.465 -9.1%
1760 0.4495 -3.3%
1761 0.4842 +7.7%
1762 0.533 +10.1%
1763 0.5536 +3.9%
1764 0.4902 -11.5%
1765 0.4889 -0.3%
1766 0.4779 -2.3%
1767 0.4688 -1.9%
1768 0.516 +10.1%
1769 0.5195 +0.7%
1770 0.4901 -5.7%
1771 0.4918 +0.4%
1772 0.5508 +12.0%
1773 0.6495 +17.9%
1774 0.4471 -31.2%
1775 0.4745 +6.1%
1776 0.4294 -9.5%
1777 0.4696 +9.4%
1778 0.5114 +8.9%
1779 0.5487 +7.3%
1780 0.4269 -22.2%
1781 0.4764 +11.6%
1782 0.4732 -0.7%
1783 0.5277 +11.5%
1784 0.5467 +3.6%
1785 0.5229 -4.4%
1786 0.4623 -11.6%
1787 0.436 -5.7%
1788 0.4861 +11.5%
1789 0.5328 +9.6%
1790 0.5074 -4.8%
1791 0.4543 -10.5%
1792 0.459 +1.0%
1793 0.4571 -0.4%
1794 0.4481 -2.0%
1795 0.4762 +6.3%
1796 0.4704 -1.2%
1797 0.4503 -4.3%
1798 0.4374 -2.9%
1799 0.4501 +2.9%
1800 0.5251 +16.7%
1801 0.4799 -8.6%
1802 0.4475 -6.7%
1803 0.4459 -0.4%
1804 0.444 -0.4%
1805 0.4299 -3.2%
1806 0.4861 +13.1%
1807 0.4457 -8.3%
1808 0.5403 +21.2%
1809 0.5601 +3.7%
1810 0.5223 -6.7%
1811 0.4951 -5.2%
1812 0.4734 -4.4%
1813 0.4777 +0.9%
1814 0.4632 -3.0%
1815 0.4402 -5.0%
1816 0.4345 -1.3%
1817 0.4379 +0.8%
1818 0.4428 +1.1%
1819 0.4676 +5.6%
1820 0.4321 -7.6%
1821 0.4662 +7.9%
1822 0.4121 -11.6%
1823 0.3848 -6.6%
1824 0.3953 +2.7%
1825 0.3947 -0.1%
1826 0.4084 +3.5%
1827 0.3964 -3.0%
1828 0.4588 +15.7%
1829 0.4709 +2.6%
1830 0.4242 -9.9%
1831 0.4403 +3.8%
1832 0.4259 -3.3%
1833 0.4174 -2.0%
1834 0.441 +5.6%
1835 0.3692 -16.3%
1836 0.3879 +5.1%
1837 0.4406 +13.6%
1838 0.427 -3.1%
1839 0.4318 +1.1%
1840 0.3952 -8.5%
1841 0.3886 -1.7%
1842 0.4158 +7.0%
1843 0.4081 -1.9%
1844 0.4078 -0.1%
1845 0.3845 -5.7%
1846 0.4179 +8.7%
1847 0.4307 +3.1%
1848 0.3821 -11.3%
1849 0.3992 +4.5%
1850 0.3968 -0.6%
1851 0.4053 +2.1%
1852 0.4222 +4.2%
1853 0.4326 +2.5%
1854 0.3985 -7.9%
1855 0.4048 +1.6%
1856 0.4243 +4.8%
1857 0.5093 +20.0%
1858 0.4311 -15.3%
1859 0.4122 -4.4%
1860 0.3609 -12.4%
1861 0.3769 +4.4%
1862 0.4255 +12.9%
1863 0.3989 -6.2%
1864 0.4003 +0.3%
1865 0.404 +0.9%
1866 0.4032 -0.2%
1867 0.3765 -6.6%
1868 0.4096 +8.8%
1869 0.4386 +7.1%
1870 0.389 -11.3%
1871 0.3522 -9.4%
1872 0.3549 +0.8%
1873 0.3658 +3.1%
1874 0.4079 +11.5%
1875 0.4048 -0.8%
1876 0.408 +0.8%
1877 0.4007 -1.8%
1878 0.3947 -1.5%
1879 0.3661 -7.3%
1880 0.3753 +2.5%
1881 0.3661 -2.4%
1882 0.3785 +3.4%
1883 0.3718 -1.8%
1884 0.3657 -1.6%
1885 0.3659 +0.1%
1886 0.3523 -3.7%
1887 0.3455 -1.9%
1888 0.3283 -5.0%
1889 0.3286 +0.1%
1890 0.3487 +6.1%
1891 0.347 -0.5%
1892 0.3412 -1.7%
1893 0.3404 -0.2%
1894 0.3338 -1.9%
1895 0.3144 -5.8%
1896 0.3231 +2.7%
1897 0.3141 -2.8%
1898 0.3092 -1.6%
1899 0.3422 +10.7%
1900 0.328 -4.2%
1901 0.3275 -0.2%
1902 0.3043 -7.1%
1903 0.307 +0.9%
1904 0.2964 -3.4%
1905 0.3064 +3.4%
1906 0.286 -6.7%
1907 0.2795 -2.3%
1908 0.2851 +2.0%
1909 0.2671 -6.3%
1910 0.2735 +2.4%
1911 0.2732 -0.1%
1912 0.2713 -0.7%
1913 0.263 -3.1%
1914 0.2678 +1.8%
1915 0.2734 +2.1%
1916 0.2691 -1.6%
1917 0.2606 -3.1%
1918 0.3401 +30.5%
1919 0.2878 -15.4%
1920 0.2644 -8.1%
1921 0.2444 -7.6%
1922 0.233 -4.7%
1923 0.2226 -4.4%
1924 0.2322 +4.3%
1925 0.226 -2.7%
1926 0.2208 -2.3%
1927 0.2283 +3.4%
1928 0.2253 -1.3%
1929 0.2238 -0.6%
1930 0.2165 -3.3%
1931 0.2138 -1.3%
1932 0.2068 -3.3%
1933 0.1998 -3.4%
1934 0.1982 -0.8%
1935 0.1967 -0.7%
1936 0.1966 -0.1%
1937 0.1972 +0.3%
1938 0.1912 -3.1%
1939 0.1799 -5.9%
1940 0.1753 -2.6%
1941 0.1747 -0.3%
1942 0.1646 -5.8%
1943 0.1678 +2.0%
1944 0.1745 +4.0%
1945 0.1654 -5.2%
1946 0.1509 -8.8%
1947 0.1462 -3.1%
1948 0.143 -2.2%
1949 0.1397 -2.3%
1950 0.1342 -3.9%
1951 0.1336 -0.4%
1952 0.1319 -1.3%
1953 0.1315 -0.3%
1954 0.1279 -2.7%
1955 0.1269 -0.8%
1956 0.1268 -0.1%
1957 0.127 +0.2%
1958 0.1223 -3.7%
1959 0.1235 +1.0%
1960 0.1222 -1.0%
1961 0.1214 -0.6%
1962 0.1207 -0.6%
1963 0.1209 +0.2%
1964 0.121 +0.1%
1965 0.1188 -1.9%
1966 0.1187 -0.0%
1967 0.1183 -0.4%
1968 0.1191 +0.6%
1969 0.1183 -0.6%
1970 0.1185 +0.2%
1971 0.1183 -0.2%
1972 0.1183 -0.0%
1973 0.115 -2.8%
1974 0.1151 +0.1%
1975 0.1152 +0.0%
1976 0.1134 -1.5%
1977 0.1141 +0.6%
1978 0.1137 -0.4%
1979 0.113 -0.6%
1980 0.1112 -1.6%
1981 0.1089 -2.1%
1982 0.1079 -1.0%
1983 0.1071 -0.7%
1984 0.1072 +0.1%
1985 0.1059 -1.2%
1986 0.1062 +0.3%
1987 0.106 -0.2%
1988 0.1056 -0.4%
1989 0.1048 -0.7%
1990 0.1033 -1.4%
1991 0.1029 -0.4%
1992 0.1006 -2.3%
1993 0.0991 -1.5%
1994 0.0987 -0.4%
1995 0.0967 -2.0%
1996 0.0949 -1.9%
1997 0.0948 -0.1%
1998 0.0943 -0.5%
1999 0.0933 -1.0%
2000 0.0929 -0.4%
2001 0.0932 +0.2%
2002 0.0915 -1.8%
2003 0.0914 -0.1%
2004 0.0909 -0.5%
2005 0.0895 -1.5%
2006 0.0894 -0.1%
2007 0.089 -0.5%
2008 0.0884 -0.7%
2009 0.0881 -0.3%
2010 0.0872 -1.1%
2011 0.0863 -1.0%
2012 0.0857 -0.6%
2013 0.0862 +0.5%
2014 0.0859 -0.3%
2015 0.0859 +0.1%
2016 0.0853 -0.8%
2017 0.0843 -1.1%
2018 0.0842 -0.1%
2019 0.083 -1.5%
2020 0.083 +0.0%
2021 0.0836 +0.7%
2022 0.0823 -1.6%
2023 0.0823 +0.0%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 0.0823 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0966, 85% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 0.0823 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.098, 84% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1918 +30.5% 0.2606 0.3401
1774 -31.2% 0.6495 0.4471

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 0.4955 0.465 0.5277 9
1760s 0.4982 0.4495 0.5536 10
1770s 0.5063 0.4294 0.6495 10
1780s 0.4891 0.4269 0.5467 10
1790s 0.461 0.4374 0.5074 10
1800s 0.4804 0.4299 0.5601 10
1810s 0.4655 0.4345 0.5223 10
1820s 0.422 0.3848 0.4709 10
1830s 0.4205 0.3692 0.441 10
1840s 0.403 0.3821 0.4307 10
1850s 0.4237 0.3968 0.5093 10
1860s 0.3994 0.3609 0.4386 10
1870s 0.3844 0.3522 0.408 10
1880s 0.3578 0.3283 0.3785 10
1890s 0.3314 0.3092 0.3487 10
1900s 0.2987 0.2671 0.328 10
1910s 0.278 0.2606 0.3401 10
1920s 0.2321 0.2208 0.2644 10
1930s 0.1997 0.1799 0.2165 10
1940s 0.1602 0.1397 0.1753 10
1950s 0.1286 0.1223 0.1342 10
1960s 0.1199 0.1183 0.1222 10
1970s 0.1155 0.113 0.1185 10
1980s 0.1071 0.1048 0.1112 10
1990s 0.0979 0.0933 0.1033 10
2000s 0.0904 0.0881 0.0932 10
2010s 0.0854 0.083 0.0872 10
2020s 0.0828 0.0823 0.0836 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 218 Kuwait 0.0829 compare
  2. 219 Netherlands 0.0825 compare
  3. 220 Saint Barthelemy 0.0824 compare
  4. 222 Switzerland 0.0821 compare
  5. 223 Italy 0.0819 compare
  6. 224 Cyprus 0.0818 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Sweden?
Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Sweden was 0.0823 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 in men recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.6495 in 1773.
What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0823 in 2022.
How does Sweden rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
Sweden ranks 221st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
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.