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Health & care in Forshaga Municipality

Key facts

  • Forshaga ranks 258 of 290 municipalities for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Forshaga ranks 13 of 16 in Värmlands län for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Forshaga is 83.5 years, in line with the national level (85.1 years, 2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Forshaga increased from 83.2 years (2015) to 83.5 years (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2015–2025

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

  • Life expectancy, women: 83.5 years (2025). Sweden: 85.1 years (−1.6 years). Rank 258 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: −0.9 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925

  • Life expectancy, men: 81.7 years (2025). Sweden: 81.8 years (−0.1 years). Rank 120 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: +2.1 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00923

  • Home care users satisfied overall (%): 91.1 % (2025). Sweden: 84.9 % (+6.1 pp). Rank 75 of 289. Change since 2020: −2.9 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
83.5 years
2025 · −0.9 % vs 2020
Life expectancy, men
81.7 years
2025 · +2.1 % vs 2020
Home care users satisfied overall (%)
91.1 %
2025 · −2.9 pp vs 2020

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Life expectancy, women

83.5 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

Forshaga: 83.5 years · 2025

Sweden: 85.1 years · difference −1.6 years

Shared rank 258 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. =256Bjurholm83.5 years · +0.0 years
  2. =256Hällefors83.5 years · +0.0 years
  3. =258Arvidsjaur83.5 years · 0.0 years
  4. =258Forshaga83.5 years · 0.0 years
  5. 260Dals-Ed83.4 years · −0.0 years
  6. =261Ragunda83.4 years · −0.1 years
  7. =261Sandviken83.4 years · −0.1 years

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

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Life expectancy, men

81.7 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

Forshaga: 81.7 years · 2025

Sweden: 81.8 years · difference −0.1 years

Shared rank 120 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. =116Oskarshamn81.8 years · +0.1 years
  2. =116Sunne81.8 years · +0.1 years
  3. 119Kalmar81.8 years · +0.1 years
  4. =120Forshaga81.7 years · 0.0 years
  5. =120Halmstad81.7 years · 0.0 years
  6. =120Uppvidinge81.7 years · 0.0 years
  7. =123Västerås81.7 years · −0.0 years

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

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Home care users satisfied overall (%)

91.1 %(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

Forshaga: 91.1 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.9 % · difference +6.1 pp

Rank 75 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. 72Götene91.4 % · +0.3 pp
  2. 73Torsås91.2 % · +0.1 pp
  3. 74Hammarö91.1 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 75Forshaga91.1 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 76Gullspång91.0 % · −0.0 pp
  6. =77Gagnef91.0 % · −0.0 pp
  7. =77Orsa91.0 % · −0.0 pp

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

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Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)

85.2 %(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

Forshaga: 85.2 % · 2025

Sweden: 78.9 % · difference +6.3 pp

Shared rank 46 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. 43Leksand85.5 % · +0.3 pp
  2. 44Bengtsfors85.4 % · +0.2 pp
  3. 45Gislaved85.2 % · +0.0 pp
  4. =46Forshaga85.2 % · 0.0 pp
  5. =46Grästorp85.2 % · 0.0 pp
  6. =46Robertsfors85.2 % · 0.0 pp
  7. =49Säffle85.0 % · −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

31.8 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

Forshaga: 31.8 days · 2025

Sweden: 22.0 days · difference +9.8 days

Shared rank 49 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. =46Sollefteå32.3 days · +0.5 days
  2. =46Ånge32.3 days · +0.5 days
  3. 48Norberg32.2 days · +0.4 days
  4. =49Forshaga31.8 days · 0.0 days
  5. =49Mellerud31.8 days · 0.0 days
  6. =49Tierp31.8 days · 0.0 days
  7. 52Vindeln31.7 days · −0.1 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 (%)

0.85 %(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

Forshaga: 0.8 % · 2025

Sweden: 0.5 % · difference +0.4 pp

Rank 9 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. 6Örnsköldsvik0.9 % · +0.0 pp
  2. 7Mora0.9 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 8Uddevalla0.9 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 9Forshaga0.8 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 10Öckerö0.8 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 11Hammarö0.8 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 12Krokom0.8 % · −0.0 pp

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

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