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Health & care in Kiruna Municipality

Key facts

  • Kiruna ranks 241 of 290 municipalities for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Kiruna ranks 8 of 14 in Norrbottens län for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Kiruna is 83.7 years, in line with the national level (85.1 years, 2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Kiruna increased from 82.7 years (2015) to 83.7 years (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2015–2025

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

  • Life expectancy, women: 83.7 years (2025). Sweden: 85.1 years (−1.4 years). Rank 241 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: +1.9 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925

  • Life expectancy, men: 79.9 years (2025). Sweden: 81.8 years (−1.9 years). Rank 251 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: +0.7 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00923

  • Home care users satisfied overall (%): 79.7 % (2025). Sweden: 84.9 % (−5.3 pp). Rank 260 of 289. Change since 2020: −12.3 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
83.7 years
2025 · +1.9 % vs 2020
Life expectancy, men
79.9 years
2025 · +0.7 % vs 2020
Home care users satisfied overall (%)
79.7 %
2025 · −12.3 pp vs 2020

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Life expectancy, women

83.7 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

Kiruna: 83.7 years · 2025

Sweden: 85.1 years · difference −1.4 years

Shared 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. 238Härnösand83.7 years · +0.0 years
  2. 239Boxholm83.7 years · +0.0 years
  3. 240Essunga83.7 years · +0.0 years
  4. =241Kiruna83.7 years · 0.0 years
  5. =241Nässjö83.7 years · 0.0 years
  6. =243Burlöv83.7 years · −0.0 years
  7. =243Åsele83.7 years · −0.0 years

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

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Life expectancy, men

79.9 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

Kiruna: 79.9 years · 2025

Sweden: 81.8 years · difference −1.9 years

Shared rank 251 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. 249Sollefteå80.0 years · +0.0 years
  2. 250Övertorneå79.9 years · +0.0 years
  3. =251Härnösand79.9 years · 0.0 years
  4. =251Kiruna79.9 years · 0.0 years
  5. 253Hallsberg79.9 years · −0.0 years
  6. 254Pajala79.9 years · −0.1 years
  7. 255Säffle79.8 years · −0.1 years

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

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Home care users satisfied overall (%)

79.7 %(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

Kiruna: 79.7 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.9 % · difference −5.3 pp

Rank 260 of 289 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. 257Partille80.4 % · +0.7 pp
  2. 258Hjo80.3 % · +0.6 pp
  3. 259Järfälla79.8 % · +0.1 pp
  4. 260Kiruna79.7 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 261Huddinge79.7 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 262Hallsberg79.4 % · −0.3 pp
  7. 263Norrköping79.4 % · −0.3 pp

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

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Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)

54.4 %(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

Kiruna: 54.4 % · 2025

Sweden: 78.9 % · difference −24.5 pp

Rank 286 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. 283Arjeplog58.3 % · +3.9 pp
  2. 284Nordmaling57.1 % · +2.8 pp
  3. 285Hällefors55.6 % · +1.2 pp
  4. 286Kiruna54.4 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 287Skinnskatteberg53.8 % · −0.5 pp
  6. 288Malå45.5 % · −8.9 pp
  7. 289Askersund39.4 % · −15.0 pp

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

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Ill-health rate, days per insured person

17.2 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

Kiruna: 17.2 days · 2025

Sweden: 22.0 days · difference −4.8 days

Rank 269 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. 266Österåker17.5 days · +0.3 days
  2. =267Malmö17.4 days · +0.2 days
  3. =267Åre17.4 days · +0.2 days
  4. 269Kiruna17.2 days · 0.0 days
  5. 270Kungsbacka17.0 days · −0.2 days
  6. 271Svedala16.8 days · −0.4 days
  7. 272Huddinge16.5 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 (%)

0.35 %(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

Kiruna: 0.3 % · 2025

Sweden: 0.5 % · difference −0.1 pp

Rank 246 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. 243Arvidsjaur0.4 % · +0.0 pp
  2. 244Torsås0.3 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 245Jokkmokk0.3 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 246Kiruna0.3 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 247Nybro0.3 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 248Mjölby0.3 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 249Ronneby0.3 % · −0.0 pp

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

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