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Health & care in Oskarshamn Municipality

Key facts

  • Oskarshamn ranks 169 of 290 municipalities for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Oskarshamn ranks 8 of 12 in Kalmar län for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Oskarshamn is 84.5 years, in line with the national level (85.1 years, 2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Oskarshamn increased from 83.4 years (2015) to 84.5 years (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2015–2025

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

  • Life expectancy, women: 84.5 years (2025). Sweden: 85.1 years (−0.6 years). Rank 169 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: −0.6 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925

  • Life expectancy, men: 81.8 years (2025). Sweden: 81.8 years (±0.0 years). Rank 116 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: +0.2 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00923

  • Home care users satisfied overall (%): 88.9 % (2025). Sweden: 84.9 % (+3.9 pp). Rank 129 of 289. Change since 2020: −6.1 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
84.5 years
2025 · −0.6 % vs 2020
Life expectancy, men
81.8 years
2025 · +0.2 % vs 2020
Home care users satisfied overall (%)
88.9 %
2025 · −6.1 pp vs 2020

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Life expectancy, women

84.5 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

Oskarshamn: 84.5 years · 2025

Sweden: 85.1 years · difference −0.6 years

Shared rank 169 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. =167Oxelösund84.5 years · +0.0 years
  2. =167Uddevalla84.5 years · +0.0 years
  3. =169Motala84.5 years · 0.0 years
  4. =169Oskarshamn84.5 years · 0.0 years
  5. =171Falköping84.5 years · −0.0 years
  6. =171Malmö84.5 years · −0.0 years
  7. =171Mark84.5 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

Oskarshamn: 81.8 years · 2025

Sweden: 81.8 years · difference 0.0 years

Shared rank 116 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. 114Skurup81.8 years · +0.0 years
  2. 115Ystad81.8 years · +0.0 years
  3. =116Karlskrona81.8 years · 0.0 years
  4. =116Oskarshamn81.8 years · 0.0 years
  5. =116Sunne81.8 years · 0.0 years
  6. 119Kalmar81.8 years · −0.0 years
  7. =120Forshaga81.7 years · −0.1 years

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

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Home care users satisfied overall (%)

88.9 %(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

Oskarshamn: 88.9 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.9 % · difference +3.9 pp

Rank 129 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. 126Hässleholm89.0 % · +0.1 pp
  2. 127Fagersta88.9 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 128Jönköping88.9 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 129Oskarshamn88.9 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 130Nässjö88.8 % · −0.1 pp
  6. 131Kalmar88.7 % · −0.1 pp
  7. 132Alingsås88.7 % · −0.2 pp

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

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Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)

92.0 %(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

Oskarshamn: 92.0 % · 2025

Sweden: 78.9 % · difference +13.1 pp

Rank 8 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. 5Örkelljunga94.6 % · +2.6 pp
  2. 6Emmaboda94.4 % · +2.4 pp
  3. 7Storfors92.3 % · +0.3 pp
  4. 8Oskarshamn92.0 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 9Svedala91.7 % · −0.3 pp
  6. 10Lekeberg91.3 % · −0.7 pp
  7. 11Munkedal91.2 % · −0.8 pp

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

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Ill-health rate, days per insured person

25.1 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

Oskarshamn: 25.1 days · 2025

Sweden: 22.0 days · difference +3.1 days

Shared rank 179 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. =177Vetlanda25.2 days · +0.1 days
  2. =179Ale25.1 days · 0.0 days
  3. =179Borlänge25.1 days · 0.0 days
  4. =179Oskarshamn25.1 days · 0.0 days
  5. =179Sandviken25.1 days · 0.0 days
  6. =179Ydre25.1 days · 0.0 days
  7. =184Arboga25.0 days · −0.1 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 (%)

0.38 %(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

Oskarshamn: 0.4 % · 2025

Sweden: 0.5 % · difference −0.1 pp

Rank 212 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. 209Simrishamn0.4 % · +0.0 pp
  2. 210Värnamo0.4 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 211Tranås0.4 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 212Oskarshamn0.4 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 213Ödeshög0.4 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 214Bromölla0.4 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 215Linköping0.4 % · −0.0 pp

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

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