Skip to content

Subscriber Only

Prognosis

Swedish Life Expectancy Is Set to Drop Due to the Pandemic

Sweden’s decision not to impose a lockdown remains controversial. — Sweden’s decision not to impose a lockdown remains controversial.
Photographer: Fredrik Sandbert/AFP/Getty Images

By

November 25, 2020, 9:53 AM UTCUpdated onNovember 25, 2020, 12:20 PM UTC

Sign up here for our daily coronavirus newsletter on what you need to know, and subscribe to our Covid-19 podcast for the latest news and analysis.

Life expectancy is falling in Sweden, which the country’s statistics agency says is directly tied to the coronavirus pandemic.