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Health & care in Gällivare Municipality

Key facts

  • Gällivare ranks 211 of 290 municipalities for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Gällivare ranks 5 of 14 in Norrbottens län for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Gällivare is 84.0 years, in line with the national level (85.1 years, 2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Gällivare increased from 83.3 years (2015) to 84.0 years (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2015–2025

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

  • Life expectancy, women: 84.0 years (2025). Sweden: 85.1 years (−1.1 years). Rank 211 of 290. Change since 2020: +1.0 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925

  • Life expectancy, men: 79.0 years (2025). Sweden: 81.8 years (−2.8 years). Rank 273 of 290. Change since 2020: +0.7 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00923

  • Home care users satisfied overall (%): 88.1 % (2024). Change since 2019: +0.1 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
84.0 years
2025 · +1.0 % vs 2020
Life expectancy, men
79.0 years
2025 · +0.7 % vs 2020
Home care users satisfied overall (%)
88.1 %
2024 · +0.1 pp vs 2019

All indicators

Life expectancy, women

84.0 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

Gällivare: 84.0 years · 2025

Sweden: 85.1 years · difference −1.1 years

Rank 211 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. 208Skurup84.1 years · +0.1 years
  2. =209Katrineholm84.0 years · +0.0 years
  3. =209Svenljunga84.0 years · +0.0 years
  4. 211Gällivare84.0 years · 0.0 years
  5. =212Köping84.0 years · −0.0 years
  6. =212Ludvika84.0 years · −0.0 years
  7. 214Sundsvall84.0 years · −0.0 years

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

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Life expectancy, men

79.0 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

Gällivare: 79.0 years · 2025

Sweden: 81.8 years · difference −2.8 years

Rank 273 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. =269Nordanstig79.3 years · +0.2 years
  2. =269Storfors79.3 years · +0.2 years
  3. 272Sorsele79.1 years · +0.0 years
  4. 273Gällivare79.0 years · 0.0 years
  5. 274Norberg79.0 years · −0.1 years
  6. 275Hofors78.9 years · −0.1 years
  7. 276Kramfors78.9 years · −0.1 years

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

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Home care users satisfied overall (%)

88.1 %(2024)

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Source: Socialstyrelsen via Kolada U21468 (Kolada:U21468) · 2014–2024 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: Socialstyrelsen via Kolada U21468 · 2014–2024 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

The municipality has no comparable value for 2025. Missing data is not shown as zero.

Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)

63.1 %(2024)

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Source: Socialstyrelsen via Kolada U23471 (Kolada:U23471) · 2014–2024 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: Socialstyrelsen via Kolada U23471 · 2014–2024 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

The municipality has no comparable value for 2025. Missing data is not shown as zero.

Ill-health rate, days per insured person

23.5 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

Gällivare: 23.5 days · 2025

Sweden: 22.0 days · difference +1.5 days

Rank 208 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. =204Pajala23.9 days · +0.4 days
  2. =204Värnamo23.9 days · +0.4 days
  3. 207Laholm23.8 days · +0.3 days
  4. 208Gällivare23.5 days · 0.0 days
  5. 209Trelleborg23.4 days · −0.1 days
  6. 210Gävle23.3 days · −0.2 days
  7. 211Strängnäs23.0 days · −0.5 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 (%)

0.54 %(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

Gällivare: 0.5 % · 2025

Sweden: 0.5 % · difference +0.1 pp

Rank 101 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. 98Lycksele0.5 % · +0.0 pp
  2. 99Umeå0.5 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 100Lidköping0.5 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 101Gällivare0.5 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 102Arboga0.5 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 103Vallentuna0.5 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 104Eksjö0.5 % · −0.0 pp

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

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