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Health & care in Gävle Municipality

Key facts

  • Gävle ranks 150 of 290 municipalities for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Gävle ranks 2 of 10 in Gävleborgs län for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Gävle is 84.6 years, in line with the national level (85.1 years, 2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Gävle increased from 83.0 years (2015) to 84.6 years (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2015–2025

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

  • Life expectancy, women: 84.6 years (2025). Sweden: 85.1 years (−0.4 years). Rank 150 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: +1.1 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925

  • Life expectancy, men: 81.2 years (2025). Sweden: 81.8 years (−0.6 years). Rank 164 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: +0.8 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00923

  • Home care users satisfied overall (%): 85.2 % (2025). Sweden: 84.9 % (+0.2 pp). Rank 193 of 289. Change since 2020: −3.8 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
84.6 years
2025 · +1.1 % vs 2020
Life expectancy, men
81.2 years
2025 · +0.8 % vs 2020
Home care users satisfied overall (%)
85.2 %
2025 · −3.8 pp vs 2020

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Life expectancy, women

84.6 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

Gävle: 84.6 years · 2025

Sweden: 85.1 years · difference −0.4 years

Shared rank 150 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. =145Ljungby84.6 years · +0.0 years
  2. =145Ystad84.6 years · +0.0 years
  3. =150Aneby84.6 years · 0.0 years
  4. =150Gävle84.6 years · 0.0 years
  5. =150Hedemora84.6 years · 0.0 years
  6. =150Mellerud84.6 years · 0.0 years
  7. =150Simrishamn84.6 years · 0.0 years

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

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Life expectancy, men

81.2 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

Gävle: 81.2 years · 2025

Sweden: 81.8 years · difference −0.6 years

Shared rank 164 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. =160Örnsköldsvik81.2 years · +0.0 years
  2. =162Luleå81.2 years · +0.0 years
  3. =162Robertsfors81.2 years · +0.0 years
  4. =164Gävle81.2 years · 0.0 years
  5. =164Vetlanda81.2 years · 0.0 years
  6. 166Vansbro81.2 years · −0.0 years
  7. 167Finspång81.2 years · −0.0 years

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

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Home care users satisfied overall (%)

85.2 %(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

Gävle: 85.2 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.9 % · difference +0.2 pp

Rank 193 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. 190Karlskoga85.3 % · +0.1 pp
  2. 191Lund85.2 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 192Båstad85.2 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 193Gävle85.2 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 194Hedemora85.1 % · −0.1 pp
  6. 195Salem85.1 % · −0.1 pp
  7. 196Ljusnarsberg85.1 % · −0.1 pp

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

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Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)

79.6 %(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

Gävle: 79.6 % · 2025

Sweden: 78.9 % · difference +0.8 pp

Rank 130 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. 127Kristinehamn79.8 % · +0.2 pp
  2. 128Kävlinge79.7 % · +0.1 pp
  3. 129Mora79.7 % · +0.1 pp
  4. 130Gävle79.6 % · 0.0 pp
  5. =131Håbo79.5 % · −0.1 pp
  6. =131Salem79.5 % · −0.1 pp
  7. 133Örebro79.5 % · −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

23.3 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

Gävle: 23.3 days · 2025

Sweden: 22.0 days · difference +1.3 days

Rank 210 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. 207Laholm23.8 days · +0.5 days
  2. 208Gällivare23.5 days · +0.2 days
  3. 209Trelleborg23.4 days · +0.1 days
  4. 210Gävle23.3 days · 0.0 days
  5. 211Strängnäs23.0 days · −0.3 days
  6. 212Västerås22.9 days · −0.4 days
  7. =213Halmstad22.8 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 (%)

0.43 %(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

Gävle: 0.4 % · 2025

Sweden: 0.5 % · difference −0.0 pp

Rank 189 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. 186Sotenäs0.4 % · +0.0 pp
  2. 187Salem0.4 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 188Sollefteå0.4 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 189Gävle0.4 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 190Vingåker0.4 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 191Norrköping0.4 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 192Sjöbo0.4 % · −0.0 pp

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

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