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Health & care in Karlshamn Municipality

Key facts

  • Karlshamn ranks 224 of 290 municipalities for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Karlshamn ranks 5 of 5 in Blekinge län for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Karlshamn is 83.9 years, in line with the national level (85.1 years, 2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Karlshamn decreased from 84.3 years (2015) to 83.9 years (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2015–2025

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

  • Life expectancy, women: 83.9 years (2025). Sweden: 85.1 years (−1.1 years). Rank 224 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: +0.9 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925

  • Life expectancy, men: 81.6 years (2025). Sweden: 81.8 years (−0.2 years). Rank 129 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: +2.4 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00923

  • Home care users satisfied overall (%): 89.1 % (2025). Sweden: 84.9 % (+4.2 pp). Rank 122 of 289. Change since 2020: +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
83.9 years
2025 · +0.9 % vs 2020
Life expectancy, men
81.6 years
2025 · +2.4 % vs 2020
Home care users satisfied overall (%)
89.1 %
2025 · +0.1 pp vs 2020

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Life expectancy, women

83.9 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

Karlshamn: 83.9 years · 2025

Sweden: 85.1 years · difference −1.1 years

Shared rank 224 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. =221Olofström83.9 years · +0.0 years
  2. =221Tomelilla83.9 years · +0.0 years
  3. 223Älvsbyn83.9 years · +0.0 years
  4. =224Karlshamn83.9 years · 0.0 years
  5. =224Sala83.9 years · 0.0 years
  6. 226Malå83.9 years · −0.0 years
  7. 227Storfors83.9 years · −0.0 years

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

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Life expectancy, men

81.6 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

Karlshamn: 81.6 years · 2025

Sweden: 81.8 years · difference −0.2 years

Shared rank 129 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. =125Östra Göinge81.7 years · +0.1 years
  2. 127Södertälje81.7 years · +0.1 years
  3. 128Kungsör81.7 years · +0.0 years
  4. =129Karlshamn81.6 years · 0.0 years
  5. =129Uddevalla81.6 years · 0.0 years
  6. 131Vadstena81.6 years · −0.0 years
  7. =132Botkyrka81.6 years · −0.0 years

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

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Home care users satisfied overall (%)

89.1 %(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

Karlshamn: 89.1 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.9 % · difference +4.2 pp

Rank 122 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. 119Skara89.2 % · +0.1 pp
  2. 120Nordmaling89.2 % · +0.1 pp
  3. 121Karlskrona89.2 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 122Karlshamn89.1 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 123Markaryd89.1 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 124Degerfors89.0 % · −0.1 pp
  7. 125Bjuv89.0 % · −0.1 pp

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

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Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)

82.9 %(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

Karlshamn: 82.9 % · 2025

Sweden: 78.9 % · difference +4.0 pp

Rank 72 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. 69Norrköping83.0 % · +0.1 pp
  2. =70Alingsås82.9 % · +0.0 pp
  3. =70Boden82.9 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 72Karlshamn82.9 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 73Västervik82.8 % · −0.1 pp
  6. 74Danderyd82.8 % · −0.1 pp
  7. 75Sandviken82.6 % · −0.3 pp

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

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Ill-health rate, days per insured person

27.5 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

Karlshamn: 27.5 days · 2025

Sweden: 22.0 days · difference +5.5 days

Shared rank 131 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. =131Avesta27.5 days · 0.0 days
  2. =131Hallsberg27.5 days · 0.0 days
  3. =131Högsby27.5 days · 0.0 days
  4. =131Karlshamn27.5 days · 0.0 days
  5. =135Borgholm27.4 days · −0.1 days
  6. =135Hjo27.4 days · −0.1 days
  7. 137Vårgårda27.0 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 (%)

0.43 %(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

Karlshamn: 0.4 % · 2025

Sweden: 0.5 % · difference −0.0 pp

Rank 176 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. 173Bengtsfors0.4 % · +0.0 pp
  2. 174Essunga0.4 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 175Köping0.4 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 176Karlshamn0.4 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 177Mariestad0.4 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 178Sigtuna0.4 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 179Sandviken0.4 % · −0.0 pp

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

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