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Health & care in Karlstad Municipality

Key facts

  • Karlstad ranks 63 of 290 municipalities for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Karlstad ranks 2 of 16 in Värmlands län for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Karlstad is 85.6 years, in line with the national level (85.1 years, 2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Karlstad increased from 83.7 years (2015) to 85.6 years (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2015–2025

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

  • Life expectancy, women: 85.6 years (2025). Sweden: 85.1 years (+0.5 years). Rank 63 of 290. Change since 2020: +0.9 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925

  • Life expectancy, men: 82.0 years (2025). Sweden: 81.8 years (+0.2 years). Rank 88 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: +0.7 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00923

  • Home care users satisfied overall (%): 85.3 % (2025). Sweden: 84.9 % (+0.4 pp). Rank 189 of 289. Change since 2020: +1.3 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
85.6 years
2025 · +0.9 % vs 2020
Life expectancy, men
82.0 years
2025 · +0.7 % vs 2020
Home care users satisfied overall (%)
85.3 %
2025 · +1.3 pp vs 2020

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Life expectancy, women

85.6 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

Karlstad: 85.6 years · 2025

Sweden: 85.1 years · difference +0.5 years

Rank 63 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. 60Falkenberg85.6 years · +0.1 years
  2. 61Älmhult85.6 years · +0.1 years
  3. 62Orust85.6 years · +0.0 years
  4. 63Karlstad85.6 years · 0.0 years
  5. 64Eda85.6 years · −0.0 years
  6. =65Laholm85.5 years · −0.0 years
  7. =65Värnamo85.5 years · −0.0 years

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

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Life expectancy, men

82.0 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

Karlstad: 82.0 years · 2025

Sweden: 81.8 years · difference +0.2 years

Shared rank 88 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. =85Mullsjö82.1 years · +0.0 years
  2. 87Härryda82.0 years · +0.0 years
  3. =88Gnesta82.0 years · 0.0 years
  4. =88Karlstad82.0 years · 0.0 years
  5. =88Svalöv82.0 years · 0.0 years
  6. 91Skövde82.0 years · −0.0 years
  7. 92Åre82.0 years · −0.0 years

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

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Home care users satisfied overall (%)

85.3 %(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

Karlstad: 85.3 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.9 % · difference +0.4 pp

Rank 189 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. 186Katrineholm85.6 % · +0.3 pp
  2. 187Nacka85.6 % · +0.2 pp
  3. 188Hallstahammar85.5 % · +0.2 pp
  4. 189Karlstad85.3 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 190Karlskoga85.3 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 191Lund85.2 % · −0.1 pp
  7. 192Båstad85.2 % · −0.1 pp

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

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Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)

77.3 %(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

Karlstad: 77.3 % · 2025

Sweden: 78.9 % · difference −1.6 pp

Shared rank 170 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. =167Sunne77.4 % · +0.1 pp
  2. 169Lund77.3 % · +0.1 pp
  3. =170Härjedalen77.3 % · 0.0 pp
  4. =170Karlstad77.3 % · 0.0 pp
  5. =170Älvkarleby77.3 % · 0.0 pp
  6. 173Växjö77.3 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 174Motala77.2 % · −0.1 pp

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

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Ill-health rate, days per insured person

21.3 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

Karlstad: 21.3 days · 2025

Sweden: 22.0 days · difference −0.7 days

Shared rank 237 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. 235Luleå21.5 days · +0.2 days
  2. 236Örebro21.4 days · +0.1 days
  3. =237Gnosjö21.3 days · 0.0 days
  4. =237Karlstad21.3 days · 0.0 days
  5. =237Södertälje21.3 days · 0.0 days
  6. =237Tjörn21.3 days · 0.0 days
  7. =241Botkyrka20.6 days · −0.7 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 (%)

0.59 %(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

Karlstad: 0.6 % · 2025

Sweden: 0.5 % · difference +0.1 pp

Rank 76 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. 73Tranemo0.6 % · +0.0 pp
  2. 74Härnösand0.6 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 75Stenungsund0.6 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 76Karlstad0.6 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 77Nyköping0.6 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 78Heby0.6 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 79Degerfors0.6 % · −0.0 pp

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

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