Cohort mortality in Sweden (pdf)

SummaryCohort mortality in Sweden100 born and 3 girls out of 100 born had died. Among those born in1924, half of the women were alive at age 83, and among men bornthe same year, half of them were alive at age 76.Men born in 1861 had an average life expectancy of 46 years, whilethe corresponding figure for women was age 49. The difference inaverage life expectancy was thus 3 years. For the cohorts born in1910, average life expectancy had increased to 62 for men and 68 forwomen, a difference of 6 years.The mortalitydeath rate has not only decreased among youngerpersons but also in later years among older persons. At age 65, theremaining average life expectancy for those born in 1830 was 14years for women and 13 years for men. This level was about thesame for persons born in 1870. However, the falling deathmortalityrisks for the younger cohorts have resulted in a rise in remainingaverage life expectancy for 65 year-olds. For those born in 1910, theremaining average life expectancy at age 65 was 19 years for womenand 15 years for men. For those born after 1910, the remainingaverage life expectancy can not yet be calculated, but it is certainlylikely that the rising trend will continue. However, it remains to beseen how big this increase will be and how long this rising trendwill continue.Key to symbols and abbreviations.. Information is not available or is too uncertain to use10 Statistics Sweden