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Health & care in Kalmar Municipality

Key facts

  • Kalmar ranks 44 of 290 municipalities for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Kalmar ranks 1 of 12 in Kalmar län for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Kalmar is 85.9 years, in line with the national level (85.1 years, 2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Kalmar increased from 83.8 years (2015) to 85.9 years (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2015–2025

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

  • Life expectancy, women: 85.9 years (2025). Sweden: 85.1 years (+0.9 years). Rank 44 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: +1.6 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925

  • Life expectancy, men: 81.8 years (2025). Sweden: 81.8 years (−0.0 years). Rank 119 of 290. Change since 2020: +0.8 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00923

  • Home care users satisfied overall (%): 88.7 % (2025). Sweden: 84.9 % (+3.8 pp). Rank 131 of 289. Change since 2020: −6.3 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
85.9 years
2025 · +1.6 % vs 2020
Life expectancy, men
81.8 years
2025 · +0.8 % vs 2020
Home care users satisfied overall (%)
88.7 %
2025 · −6.3 pp vs 2020

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Life expectancy, women

85.9 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

Kalmar: 85.9 years · 2025

Sweden: 85.1 years · difference +0.9 years

Shared rank 44 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. 42Huddinge86.0 years · +0.0 years
  2. 43Valdemarsvik86.0 years · +0.0 years
  3. =44Hammarö85.9 years · 0.0 years
  4. =44Kalmar85.9 years · 0.0 years
  5. =44Österåker85.9 years · 0.0 years
  6. =47Knivsta85.9 years · −0.0 years
  7. =47Kävlinge85.9 years · −0.0 years

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

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Life expectancy, men

81.8 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

Kalmar: 81.8 years · 2025

Sweden: 81.8 years · difference −0.0 years

Rank 119 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. =116Karlskrona81.8 years · +0.0 years
  2. =116Oskarshamn81.8 years · +0.0 years
  3. =116Sunne81.8 years · +0.0 years
  4. 119Kalmar81.8 years · 0.0 years
  5. =120Forshaga81.7 years · −0.1 years
  6. =120Halmstad81.7 years · −0.1 years
  7. =120Uppvidinge81.7 years · −0.1 years

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

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Home care users satisfied overall (%)

88.7 %(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

Kalmar: 88.7 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.9 % · difference +3.8 pp

Rank 131 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. 128Jönköping88.9 % · +0.2 pp
  2. 129Oskarshamn88.9 % · +0.1 pp
  3. 130Nässjö88.8 % · +0.1 pp
  4. 131Kalmar88.7 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 132Alingsås88.7 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 133Strömstad88.7 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 134Svenljunga88.6 % · −0.1 pp

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

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Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)

83.5 %(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

Kalmar: 83.5 % · 2025

Sweden: 78.9 % · difference +4.6 pp

Rank 65 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. 62Vadstena83.8 % · +0.3 pp
  2. 63Borås83.8 % · +0.3 pp
  3. 64Vellinge83.6 % · +0.1 pp
  4. 65Kalmar83.5 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 66Norrtälje83.4 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 67Karlsborg83.3 % · −0.1 pp
  7. 68Stenungsund83.1 % · −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

22.3 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

Kalmar: 22.3 days · 2025

Sweden: 22.0 days · difference +0.3 days

Shared rank 221 of 290 municipalities with comparable data.

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Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. 220Kungälv22.4 days · +0.1 days
  2. =221Berg22.3 days · 0.0 days
  3. =221Helsingborg22.3 days · 0.0 days
  4. =221Kalmar22.3 days · 0.0 days
  5. =224Falun22.1 days · −0.2 days
  6. =224Skurup22.1 days · −0.2 days
  7. 226Stenungsund22.0 days · −0.3 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 (%)

0.35 %(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

Kalmar: 0.4 % · 2025

Sweden: 0.5 % · difference −0.1 pp

Rank 241 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. 238Gullspång0.4 % · +0.0 pp
  2. 239Huddinge0.4 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 240Haninge0.4 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 241Kalmar0.4 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 242Hällefors0.4 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 243Arvidsjaur0.4 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 244Torsås0.3 % · −0.0 pp

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

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