Stockholm has become the region with the highest life expectancy in Sweden for both women and men, replacing Halland. Nationally, life expectancy over the latest five-year period averages 85.1 years for women and 81.8 years for men. In Stockholm, the figures rise to 86.0 years for women and 82.7 years for men. Several regions, including Stockholm, Halland, Uppsala, and Jonkoping, show statistically significant higher life expectancy than the rest of the country. Norrbotten has the shortest life expectancy, followed by Vasternorrland and Gavleborg. Among municipalities with at least 30,000 residents, Danderyd records the highest life expectancy, while Sandviken and Landskrona record the lowest for women and men respectively. Life expectancy has increased substantially since 1970 and since the early 20th century.
"“It’s the first time in our published statistics that life expectancy has been the highest in the Stockholm region,” Statistics Sweden demographer Li Ma said in a statement. Over the past five years, the average life expectancy in Sweden has stood at 85.1 years for women and 81.8 years for men. In Stockholm, those figures rose to 86.0 for women and 82.7 for men."
"Stockholm, Halland, Uppsala and Jonkoping all boast a “statistically significant” higher life expectancy than the rest of the country, according to Statistics Sweden. Conversely, residents in Norrbotten had the shortest life expectancy over the latest five-year period, followed by Vasternorrland and Gavleborg. The regional pattern shows clear differences across Sweden’s counties."
"At a local level, where Statistics Sweden only included municipalities with a population of at least 30,000, the affluent Stockholm suburb of Danderyd was the municipality with the highest life expectancy, reaching 87.8 years for women and 85.9 years for men. It was followed by the nearby Lidingo and Taby. Sandviken had the shortest life expectancy for women and Landskrona for men."
"Sweden's life expectancy has increased by roughly eight years for women and ten years for men since 1970. It has increased by around 32 years since the start of the 20th century. The long-term gains indicate sustained improvements in survival over decades."
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