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Health & care in Borås Municipality

Key facts

  • Borås ranks 180 of 290 municipalities for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Borås ranks 35 of 49 in Västra Götalands län for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Borås is 84.5 years, in line with the national level (85.1 years, 2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Borås increased from 83.9 years (2015) to 84.5 years (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2015–2025

Life expectancy, healthcare and elderly care in Borås. 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: Borås in figures

  • Life expectancy, women: 84.5 years (2025). Sweden: 85.1 years (−0.6 years). Rank 180 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: +0.1 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925

  • Life expectancy, men: 80.8 years (2025). Sweden: 81.8 years (−1.0 years). Rank 193 of 290. Change since 2020: +0.9 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00923

  • Home care users satisfied overall (%): 86.0 % (2025). Sweden: 84.9 % (+1.0 pp). Rank 181 of 289. Change since 2020: +2.0 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
84.5 years
2025 · +0.1 % vs 2020
Life expectancy, men
80.8 years
2025 · +0.9 % vs 2020
Home care users satisfied overall (%)
86.0 %
2025 · +2.0 pp vs 2020

All indicators

Life expectancy, women

84.5 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

Borås: 84.5 years · 2025

Sweden: 85.1 years · difference −0.6 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. =175Övertorneå84.5 years · +0.0 years
  2. =178Hallsberg84.5 years · +0.0 years
  3. =178Tingsryd84.5 years · +0.0 years
  4. =180Borås84.5 years · 0.0 years
  5. =180Nybro84.5 years · 0.0 years
  6. 182Svedala84.4 years · −0.0 years
  7. 183Trollhättan84.4 years · −0.0 years

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

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Life expectancy, men

80.8 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

Borås: 80.8 years · 2025

Sweden: 81.8 years · difference −1.0 years

Rank 193 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. 190Sala80.9 years · +0.0 years
  2. 191Örkelljunga80.8 years · +0.0 years
  3. 192Eda80.8 years · +0.0 years
  4. 193Borås80.8 years · 0.0 years
  5. =194Bollnäs80.8 years · −0.0 years
  6. =194Sävsjö80.8 years · −0.0 years
  7. =196Arvika80.8 years · −0.0 years

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

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Home care users satisfied overall (%)

86.0 %(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

Borås: 86.0 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.9 % · difference +1.0 pp

Rank 181 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. 178Östersund86.0 % · +0.0 pp
  2. 179Nykvarn86.0 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 180Mjölby86.0 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 181Borås86.0 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 182Hylte85.9 % · −0.1 pp
  6. 183Ale85.8 % · −0.2 pp
  7. 184Örnsköldsvik85.8 % · −0.2 pp

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

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Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)

83.8 %(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

Borås: 83.8 % · 2025

Sweden: 78.9 % · difference +4.9 pp

Rank 63 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. 60Mörbylånga83.9 % · +0.2 pp
  2. 61Nybro83.9 % · +0.1 pp
  3. 62Vadstena83.8 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 63Borås83.8 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 64Vellinge83.6 % · −0.2 pp
  6. 65Kalmar83.5 % · −0.3 pp
  7. 66Norrtälje83.4 % · −0.4 pp

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

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Ill-health rate, days per insured person

26.0 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

Borås: 26.0 days · 2025

Sweden: 22.0 days · difference +4.0 days

Shared rank 159 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. =155Malå26.1 days · +0.1 days
  2. =155Säter26.1 days · +0.1 days
  3. =155Uppvidinge26.1 days · +0.1 days
  4. =159Borås26.0 days · 0.0 days
  5. =159Mjölby26.0 days · 0.0 days
  6. =159Sotenäs26.0 days · 0.0 days
  7. =159Strömstad26.0 days · 0.0 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 (%)

0.62 %(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

Borås: 0.6 % · 2025

Sweden: 0.5 % · difference +0.2 pp

Rank 60 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. 57Knivsta0.6 % · +0.0 pp
  2. 58Ljungby0.6 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 59Sundsvall0.6 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 60Borås0.6 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 61Timrå0.6 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 62Sävsjö0.6 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 63Svenljunga0.6 % · −0.0 pp

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

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