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Health & care in Östersund Municipality

Key facts

  • Östersund ranks 114 of 290 municipalities for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Östersund ranks 3 of 8 in Jämtlands län for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Östersund is 85.0 years, in line with the national level (85.1 years, 2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Östersund increased from 83.3 years (2015) to 85.0 years (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2015–2025

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

  • Life expectancy, women: 85.0 years (2025). Sweden: 85.1 years (−0.1 years). Rank 114 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: +1.1 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925

  • Life expectancy, men: 81.6 years (2025). Sweden: 81.8 years (−0.2 years). Rank 136 of 290. Change since 2020: +1.4 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00923

  • Home care users satisfied overall (%): 86.0 % (2025). Sweden: 84.9 % (+1.1 pp). Rank 178 of 289. Change since 2020: −3.0 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
85.0 years
2025 · +1.1 % vs 2020
Life expectancy, men
81.6 years
2025 · +1.4 % vs 2020
Home care users satisfied overall (%)
86.0 %
2025 · −3.0 pp vs 2020

All indicators

Life expectancy, women

85.0 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

Östersund: 85.0 years · 2025

Sweden: 85.1 years · difference −0.1 years

Shared rank 114 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. 112Heby85.0 years · +0.0 years
  2. 113Mora85.0 years · +0.0 years
  3. =114Munkedal85.0 years · 0.0 years
  4. =114Östersund85.0 years · 0.0 years
  5. =116Borgholm85.0 years · −0.0 years
  6. =116Vetlanda85.0 years · −0.0 years
  7. =118Jokkmokk85.0 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

Östersund: 81.6 years · 2025

Sweden: 81.8 years · difference −0.2 years

Rank 136 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. =132Eksjö81.6 years · +0.0 years
  2. =134Grästorp81.6 years · +0.0 years
  3. =134Kristianstad81.6 years · +0.0 years
  4. 136Östersund81.6 years · 0.0 years
  5. =137Upplands Väsby81.6 years · −0.0 years
  6. =137Västervik81.6 years · −0.0 years
  7. =137Älvdalen81.6 years · −0.0 years

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

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Home care users satisfied overall (%)

86.0 %(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

Östersund: 86.0 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.9 % · difference +1.1 pp

Rank 178 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. 175Växjö86.3 % · +0.3 pp
  2. 176Skövde86.2 % · +0.2 pp
  3. 177Kristianstad86.2 % · +0.2 pp
  4. 178Östersund86.0 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 179Nykvarn86.0 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 180Mjölby86.0 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 181Borås86.0 % · −0.0 pp

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

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Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)

74.3 %(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

Östersund: 74.3 % · 2025

Sweden: 78.9 % · difference −4.5 pp

Rank 211 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. 208Kungälv74.5 % · +0.1 pp
  2. 209Helsingborg74.5 % · +0.1 pp
  3. 210Hörby74.5 % · +0.1 pp
  4. 211Östersund74.3 % · 0.0 pp
  5. =212Mellerud74.2 % · −0.2 pp
  6. =212Ockelbo74.2 % · −0.2 pp
  7. 214Berg74.1 % · −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

27.8 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

Östersund: 27.8 days · 2025

Sweden: 22.0 days · difference +5.8 days

Shared rank 125 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. =122Hofors27.9 days · +0.1 days
  2. =122Vadstena27.9 days · +0.1 days
  3. =125Boden27.8 days · 0.0 days
  4. =125Östersund27.8 days · 0.0 days
  5. =127Arvidsjaur27.7 days · −0.1 days
  6. =127Nässjö27.7 days · −0.1 days
  7. =127Västervik27.7 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 (%)

0.89 %(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

Östersund: 0.9 % · 2025

Sweden: 0.5 % · difference +0.4 pp

Rank 5 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. 2Lilla Edet1.0 % · +0.1 pp
  2. 3Kristinehamn0.9 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 4Vårgårda0.9 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 5Östersund0.9 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 6Örnsköldsvik0.9 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 7Mora0.9 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 8Uddevalla0.9 % · −0.0 pp

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

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