List of Swedish supercentenarians
Appearance
This is a list of Swedish supercentenarians (people from Sweden who have attained the age of at least 110 years). According to the Gerontology Research Group (GRG), there have been 18 supercentenarians from Sweden, including 3 emigrants, identified by the group, the oldest of whom is Astrid Zachrison who died the night of her 113th birthday 15 May 2008. As of 30 September 2024, there are two living supercentenarians in Sweden: its oldest living person Alice Östlund, born 8 December 1906, aged 117 years, 297 days, and its second-oldest living person and oldest living man Carl Mattsson, born 7 March 1908, aged 116 years, 207 days.
Swedish supercentenarians
Deceased
Living
†^ denotes age at death, or, if living, age as of 30 September 2024
Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age [†] | County or Country of birth | County of death |
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1 | Astrid Zachrison[1][2][3] | F | 15 May 1895 | 15 May 2008 | 113 years, 0 days | Kalmar County | Jönköping County |
2 | Elsa Moberg[4][5] | F | 30 June 1889 | 20 November 2001 | 112 years, 143 days | Västra Götaland County | Stockholm County |
3 | Hulda Johansson[4] | F | 24 February 1882 | 9 June 1994 | 112 years, 105 days | Västra Götaland County | Västra Götaland County |
4 | Anders Engberg[4][6] | M | 1 July 1892 | 6 November 2003 | 111 years, 128 days | Halland County | Halland County |
5 | Johanne Svensson[4][7] | F | 24 January 1892 | 29 May 2003 | 111 years, 125 days | Denmark | Skåne County |
Alice Östlund[8] | F | 8 December 1906 | Living | 117 years, 297 days | Västra Götaland County | ||
6 | Wilhelmine Sande[4] | F | 24 October 1874 | 21 January 1986 | 111 years, 89 days | Norway | Stockholm County |
7 | Ruth Engström[2] | F | 23 September 1902 | 2 December 2013 | 111 years, 70 days | Kalmar County | Stockholm County |
Nanny Halvardsson[9] | F | 2 July 1906 | 26 May 2017 | 110 years, 328 days | Stockholm County | ||
8 | Maria Eriksson[2] | F | 27 March 1900 | 10 January 2011 | 110 years, 289 days | Uppsala County | Uppsala County |
9 | Jenny Karlsson[4] | F | 17 October 1891 | 13 July 2002 | 110 years, 269 days | Västmanland County | Västmanland County |
10 | Teresia Lindahl[4] | F | 10 June 1888 | 2 March 1999 | 110 years, 265 days | Kronoberg County | Jönköping County |
11 | Ellen Johansson[4] | F | 23 January 1887 | 6 July 1997 | 110 years, 164 days | Malmöhus County (now Skåne County) |
Malmöhus County (now Skåne County) |
12 | Elin Karlsson[10][11] | F | 21 April 1900 | 27 September 2010 | 110 years, 159 days | Västra Götaland County | |
Märta Mattsson[12] | F | 20 September 1906 | 18 February 2017[13] | 110 years, 151 days | Västernorrland County | Västernorrland County | |
13 | Hanna Eriksson[4] | F | 26 February 1891 | 26 June 2001 | 110 years, 120 days | Kopparberg County (now Dalarna County) |
Östergötland County |
14 | Hulda Carlsson[2] | F | 2 February 1898 | 22 April 2008 | 110 years, 80 days | Halland County | Västra Götaland County |
15 | Hilda Grahn[4] | F | 10 June 1888 | 24 June 1998 | 110 years, 14 days | Malmöhus County (now Skåne County) |
Malmöhus County (now Skåne County) |
Carl Mattsson[14] | M | 7 March 1908 | Living | 116 years, 207 days | Gothenburg and Bohus County (now Västra Götaland County) |
Västra Götaland County |
Swedish emigrant supercentenarians
Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age [†] | County of birth | Country of death or residence |
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1 | Esther Ecklund[2] | F | 28 October 1901 | 12 March 2014 | 112 years, 135 days | Jönköping County | United States |
2 | Anna Silverdahl[4] | F | 30 April 1891 | 24 May 2001 | 110 years, 24 days | Jämtland County | United States |
3 | Gerda Morton[15] | F | 11 January 1890 | 29 January 2000 | 110 years, 18 days | Malmöhus County (now Skåne County) |
United States |
References
- ^
Axel Skytthe; Antti Hervonen; Celvin Ruisdael; Bernard Jeune (2010). Supercentenarians (PDF). Springer Science & Business Media. p. 215. ISBN 9783642115202. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
The oldest Nordic woman is the Swedish supercentenarian Astrid Zachrison, who is still alive as of February 18, 2008, at the age of 112 years and 279 days.
- ^ a b c d e Supercentenarian Data - Table E
- ^ "Sveriges äldsta avliden". Sydsvenskan. 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k GRG VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES -- LISTED CHRONOLOGICALLY BY DEATH DATE as of April 28, 2007 Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "Elsa Moberg har avlidit". Sveriges Radio. 2001-12-12. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ "Nordens äldste man död". Sveriges Radio. 2003-11-08. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ "Sveriges äldsta död". Sveriges Radio. 2003-05-31. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
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- ^ GRG Deaths for 2010 (in Chronological Order) (as of April 10, 2011) Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "110-årig boråsare död". Borås Tidning. 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ http://www.st.nu/slakt-o-vanner/fira-o-uppmarksamma/marta-110-ar-aldst-i-vasternorrland-fortfarande-med-glimten-i-ogat-och-ett-stort-hjarta
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- ^ http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=125&artikel=6901076
- ^ GRG Table B