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Health & care in Åmål Municipality

Key facts

  • Åmål ranks 269 of 290 municipalities for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Åmål ranks 49 of 49 in Västra Götalands län for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Åmål is 83.2 years, in line with the national level (85.1 years, 2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Åmål decreased from 84.7 years (2015) to 83.2 years (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2015–2025

Life expectancy, healthcare and elderly care in Åmål. Sources: National Board of Health and Kolada — latest year 2025.

Latest data year: 2025 · 6 indicators · Package version: v9 · Updated: 2026-08-04

Short answer: Åmål in figures

  • Life expectancy, women: 83.2 years (2025). Sweden: 85.1 years (−1.9 years). Rank 269 of 290. Change since 2020: +0.2 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925

  • Life expectancy, men: 81.0 years (2025). Sweden: 81.8 years (−0.8 years). Rank 180 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: +1.9 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00923

  • Home care users satisfied overall (%): 84.6 % (2025). Sweden: 84.9 % (−0.3 pp). Rank 203 (shared) of 289. Change since 2020: −5.4 pp.

    Source: Socialstyrelsen via Kolada U21468

National figure and rank use the same year and value as the municipal figure; otherwise they are omitted. Rank 1 = highest value. Election-cycle series are not given annual trends. Missing values are not shown as zero.

Life expectancy, women
83.2 years
2025 · +0.2 % vs 2020
Life expectancy, men
81.0 years
2025 · +1.9 % vs 2020
Home care users satisfied overall (%)
84.6 %
2025 · −5.4 pp vs 2020

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Life expectancy, women

83.2 years(2025)

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Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 (Kolada:N00925) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Åmål: 83.2 years · 2025

Sweden: 85.1 years · difference −1.9 years

Rank 269 of 290 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. 266Grums83.3 years · +0.1 years
  2. =267Gullspång83.3 years · +0.1 years
  3. =267Kramfors83.3 years · +0.1 years
  4. 269Åmål83.2 years · 0.0 years
  5. 270Sjöbo83.2 years · −0.0 years
  6. 271Kalix83.2 years · −0.0 years
  7. =272Degerfors83.1 years · −0.1 years

Source: SCB via Kolada N00925. Definition: Life expectancy, women

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Life expectancy, men

81.0 years(2025)

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Source: SCB via Kolada N00923 (Kolada:N00923) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: SCB via Kolada N00923 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Åmål: 81.0 years · 2025

Sweden: 81.8 years · difference −0.8 years

Shared rank 180 of 290 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. =177Trollhättan81.0 years · +0.1 years
  2. 179Borgholm81.0 years · +0.0 years
  3. =180Vara81.0 years · 0.0 years
  4. =180Åmål81.0 years · 0.0 years
  5. 182Tanum81.0 years · −0.0 years
  6. 183Hudiksvall80.9 years · −0.0 years
  7. 184Älvkarleby80.9 years · −0.1 years

Source: SCB via Kolada N00923. Definition: Life expectancy, men

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Home care users satisfied overall (%)

84.6 %(2025)

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Source: Socialstyrelsen via Kolada U21468 (Kolada:U21468) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: Socialstyrelsen via Kolada U21468 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Åmål: 84.6 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.9 % · difference −0.3 pp

Shared rank 203 of 289 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. 201Umeå84.8 % · +0.2 pp
  2. 202Mölndal84.7 % · +0.1 pp
  3. =203Ydre84.6 % · 0.0 pp
  4. =203Åmål84.6 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 205Trelleborg84.6 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 206Sundsvall84.5 % · −0.1 pp
  7. =207Tomelilla84.4 % · −0.2 pp

Source: Socialstyrelsen via Kolada U21468. Definition: Home care users satisfied overall (%)

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Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)

74.5 %(2025)

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Source: Socialstyrelsen via Kolada U23471 (Kolada:U23471) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: Socialstyrelsen via Kolada U23471 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Åmål: 74.5 % · 2025

Sweden: 78.9 % · difference −4.3 pp

Rank 206 of 289 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. 203Nynäshamn74.6 % · +0.1 pp
  2. 204Hässleholm74.6 % · +0.1 pp
  3. 205Olofström74.6 % · +0.1 pp
  4. 206Åmål74.5 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 207Solna74.5 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 208Kungälv74.5 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 209Helsingborg74.5 % · −0.0 pp

Source: Socialstyrelsen via Kolada U23471. Definition: Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)

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Ill-health rate, days per insured person

32.9 days(2025)

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Source: Försäkringskassan via Kolada N00957 (Kolada:N00957) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: Försäkringskassan via Kolada N00957 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Åmål: 32.9 days · 2025

Sweden: 22.0 days · difference +10.9 days

Shared rank 37 of 290 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. =37Hällefors32.9 days · 0.0 days
  2. =37Torsås32.9 days · 0.0 days
  3. =37Vingåker32.9 days · 0.0 days
  4. =37Åmål32.9 days · 0.0 days
  5. 41Essunga32.8 days · −0.1 days
  6. =42Hedemora32.5 days · −0.4 days
  7. =42Munkedal32.5 days · −0.4 days

Source: Försäkringskassan via Kolada N00957. Definition: Ill-health rate, days per insured person

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Ongoing stress-related sick leave, annual average share of population (%)

0.80 %(2025)

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Source: Försäkringskassan via Kolada N00103 (Kolada:N00103) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: Försäkringskassan via Kolada N00103 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Åmål: 0.8 % · 2025

Sweden: 0.5 % · difference +0.3 pp

Rank 13 of 290 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. 10Öckerö0.8 % · +0.0 pp
  2. 11Hammarö0.8 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 12Krokom0.8 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 13Åmål0.8 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 14Munkedal0.8 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 15Strömstad0.8 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 16Arvika0.8 % · −0.0 pp

Source: Försäkringskassan via Kolada N00103. Definition: Ongoing stress-related sick leave, annual average share of population (%)

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