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Sweden

Selected basic statistics

Indicator Year Value
% of population aged 0-14 years 2010 17
% of population aged 65+ years 2010 18
Crude death rate per 1000 population 2010 10
Estimated infant mortality per 1000 live births (World Health Report) 2009 2
Estimated life expectancy, (World Health Report) 2009 81
Hospital beds per 100000 2009 276
Infant deaths per 1000 live births 2010 3
Life expectancy at birth, in years 2010 82
Life expectancy at birth, in years, female 2010 84
Life expectancy at birth, in years, male 2010 80
Live births per 1000 population 2010 12
Mid-year population 2010 9378126
Physicians per 100000 2008 373
SDR all causes, all ages, per 100000 2010 514
SDR, diseases of circulatory system, all ages per 100000 2010 182
SDR, external cause injury and poison, all ages per 100000 2010 35
SDR, malignant neoplasms, all ages per 100000 2010 141
Total health expenditure as % of gross domestic product (GDP), WHO estimates 2009 10
Tuberculosis incidence per 100000 2010 6