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  • Lowest life expectancy in countries with lowest GDP per capita

    A new report by Statistics Sweden describes the association between life expectancy and GDP per capita in European countries in the period 1995—1996 and 2021—2022. In general, life expectancy is lowest among countries with the lowest GDP per capita.

  • Faster increase in life expectancy among foreign born after 2020

    The years around the COVID-19 pandemic saw some unusually large fluctuations in life expectancy, especially among the foreign born and individuals with lower education. Since then, life expectancy has returned to the same trend as before the pandemic for the Swedish born and increased faster than before the pandemic among the foreign born in all educational groups.

  • Lowest mortality among managers

    A new report by Statistics Sweden describes mortality by occupation. For women mortality is lowest among “production and specialized services managers”, such as “IT managers” and highest among “forestry, aquaculture, and fishery workers”. For men, “managers in bank, finance and insurance services” have the lowest mortality whereas “recycling collectors, paper delivery and other service workers” have the highest mortality.

  • Increased life expectancy among foreign-born men with low education

    Life expectancy increased between 2012 and 2019 in all educational groups, while in 2020 life expectancy fell in all groups, especially among the foreign born. But in 2021 it increased again. For the Swedish born with post-secondary education, life expectancy was slightly higher in 2022 than 2019.

  • Many people move between metropolitan counties

    Skåne and Halland are the only two counties where the number of people moving into the county has exceeded the number of people moving out every single year during the period 2002-2021. Kronoberg, Blekinge, Norrbotten and Västernorrland counties have had instead a greater number of people moving out than moving in during these years. It is most common to move between the ages of 18 and 30. Moving at this life stage is often connected with studies.