Health in Sweden has generally improved over time, with life expectancy increasing, and is at a high level in international comparison.[1] Life expectancy in 2021 was 84.8 years for women and 81.2 years for men and it increased 2.3 years on average from 2006 to 2019.[2] However, the health situation varies between groups in Swedish society and equitable health has proven to be a challenge, with level of education, employment status and country of birth being factors that strongly influence health in the Swedish population. The two leading causes of death in Sweden are cardiovascular disease and cancer.
Infant mortality in Sweden was 2.1 per 1000 living births in 2020, down from 22 per 1000 in 1950.[1]
- ^ a b "Folkhälsans utveckling - Årsrapport 2022" [Development of public health - annual report 2022] (PDF). folkhalsomyndigheten.se (in Swedish). Public Health Agency of Sweden. 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ "Medellivslängden i Sverige" [Life expectancy in Sweden]. scb.se (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2022-06-11.