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Health & care in Degerfors Municipality

Key facts

  • Degerfors ranks 272 of 290 municipalities for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Degerfors ranks 11 of 12 in Örebro län for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Degerfors is 83.1 years, in line with the national level (85.1 years, 2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Degerfors increased from 82.9 years (2015) to 83.1 years (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2015–2025

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

  • Life expectancy, women: 83.1 years (2025). Sweden: 85.1 years (−2.0 years). Rank 272 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: −0.2 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925

  • Life expectancy, men: 79.3 years (2025). Sweden: 81.8 years (−2.5 years). Rank 269 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: −0.9 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00923

  • Home care users satisfied overall (%): 89.0 % (2025). Sweden: 84.9 % (+4.1 pp). Rank 124 of 289. Change since 2019: −8.0 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
83.1 years
2025 · −0.2 % vs 2020
Life expectancy, men
79.3 years
2025 · −0.9 % vs 2020
Home care users satisfied overall (%)
89.0 %
2025 · −8.0 pp vs 2019

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Life expectancy, women

83.1 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

Degerfors: 83.1 years · 2025

Sweden: 85.1 years · difference −2.0 years

Shared rank 272 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. 269Åmål83.2 years · +0.1 years
  2. 270Sjöbo83.2 years · +0.1 years
  3. 271Kalix83.2 years · +0.1 years
  4. =272Degerfors83.1 years · 0.0 years
  5. =272Timrå83.1 years · 0.0 years
  6. 274Kinda83.1 years · −0.0 years
  7. 275Nordanstig83.1 years · −0.0 years

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

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Life expectancy, men

79.3 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

Degerfors: 79.3 years · 2025

Sweden: 81.8 years · difference −2.5 years

Shared 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. 266Filipstad79.3 years · +0.1 years
  2. 267Askersund79.3 years · +0.0 years
  3. 268Torsby79.3 years · +0.0 years
  4. =269Degerfors79.3 years · 0.0 years
  5. =269Nordanstig79.3 years · 0.0 years
  6. =269Storfors79.3 years · 0.0 years
  7. 272Sorsele79.1 years · −0.2 years

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

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Home care users satisfied overall (%)

89.0 %(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

Degerfors: 89.0 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.9 % · difference +4.1 pp

Rank 124 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. 121Karlskrona89.2 % · +0.1 pp
  2. 122Karlshamn89.1 % · +0.1 pp
  3. 123Markaryd89.1 % · +0.1 pp
  4. 124Degerfors89.0 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 125Bjuv89.0 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 126Hässleholm89.0 % · −0.1 pp
  7. 127Fagersta88.9 % · −0.1 pp

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

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Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)

79.3 %(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

Degerfors: 79.3 % · 2025

Sweden: 78.9 % · difference +0.5 pp

Shared rank 137 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. 134Tranås79.4 % · +0.1 pp
  2. 135Ulricehamn79.3 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 136Järfälla79.3 % · +0.0 pp
  4. =137Degerfors79.3 % · 0.0 pp
  5. =137Härryda79.3 % · 0.0 pp
  6. 139Munkfors79.2 % · −0.1 pp
  7. 140Skellefteå79.1 % · −0.2 pp

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

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Ill-health rate, days per insured person

36.5 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

Degerfors: 36.5 days · 2025

Sweden: 22.0 days · difference +14.5 days

Rank 10 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. 7Kristinehamn37.1 days · +0.6 days
  2. 8Tidaholm36.8 days · +0.3 days
  3. 9Kramfors36.7 days · +0.2 days
  4. 10Degerfors36.5 days · 0.0 days
  5. 11Töreboda36.3 days · −0.2 days
  6. 12Vara35.8 days · −0.7 days
  7. =13Haparanda35.6 days · −0.9 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 (%)

0.58 %(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

Degerfors: 0.6 % · 2025

Sweden: 0.5 % · difference +0.1 pp

Rank 79 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. 76Karlstad0.6 % · +0.0 pp
  2. 77Nyköping0.6 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 78Heby0.6 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 79Degerfors0.6 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 80Mönsterås0.6 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 81Hallsberg0.6 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 82Ovanåker0.6 % · −0.0 pp

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

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