Canada vs Sweden: Life expectancy at age 60, female

Canada
27.14 years
in 2024
Sweden
26.74 years
in 2024
Canada rank
19th
Sweden rank
22nd

Life expectancy at age 60, female over time

  • Canada
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 27.14 years against 26.74 years in Sweden, a difference of 0.4 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 215 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 20.57 years 19.99 years 0.5784 years Canada
1970s 21.94 years 21.51 years 0.4225 years Canada
1980s 23.19 years 22.74 years 0.4514 years Canada
1990s 23.97 years 23.79 years 0.1834 years Canada
2000s 25.05 years 24.76 years 0.2977 years Canada
2010s 26.32 years 25.75 years 0.5703 years Canada
2020s 26.84 years 26.42 years 0.426 years Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at age 60, female, Canada or Sweden?
Canada, at 27.14 years against 26.74 years in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at age 60, female between Canada and Sweden?
0.4 years, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for life expectancy at age 60, female?
Canada ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,975 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.