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Features · Life Here · Published 7 August 2026

Sweden's education-linked life-expectancy gap has reached 6.7 years

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Updated 12:41 · 2 min read

Two adults work together at a weaving loom during an adult-education activity in Norrtälje.
Two adults work together at a weaving loom during an adult-education activity in Norrtälje.. Image: Magnus Fröderberg / norden.org / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.5 DK

Sweden's average life expectancy has risen, but the gain has not been shared evenly. Among people born in Sweden, the distance between the shortest and longest education groups reached 6.7 years in 2024.

Statistics Sweden measured remaining life expectancy from age 30. People with post-secondary education could expect 6.7 more years than those with

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