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Health & care in Ovanåker Municipality

Key facts

  • Ovanåker ranks 159 of 290 municipalities for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Ovanåker ranks 3 of 10 in Gävleborgs län for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Ovanåker is 84.6 years, in line with the national level (85.1 years, 2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Ovanåker increased from 84.1 years (2015) to 84.6 years (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2015–2025

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

  • Life expectancy, women: 84.6 years (2025). Sweden: 85.1 years (−0.5 years). Rank 159 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: −0.6 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925

  • Life expectancy, men: 81.9 years (2025). Sweden: 81.8 years (+0.1 years). Rank 105 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: +1.7 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00923

  • Home care users satisfied overall (%): 89.3 % (2025). Sweden: 84.9 % (+4.3 pp). Rank 115 of 289. Change since 2020: −6.7 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
84.6 years
2025 · −0.6 % vs 2020
Life expectancy, men
81.9 years
2025 · +1.7 % vs 2020
Home care users satisfied overall (%)
89.3 %
2025 · −6.7 pp vs 2020

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Life expectancy, women

84.6 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

Ovanåker: 84.6 years · 2025

Sweden: 85.1 years · difference −0.5 years

Shared rank 159 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. =156Helsingborg84.6 years · +0.0 years
  2. =156Östhammar84.6 years · +0.0 years
  3. 158Norrtälje84.6 years · +0.0 years
  4. =159Ovanåker84.6 years · 0.0 years
  5. =159Vimmerby84.6 years · 0.0 years
  6. =161Håbo84.6 years · −0.0 years
  7. =161Höör84.6 years · −0.0 years

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

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Life expectancy, men

81.9 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

Ovanåker: 81.9 years · 2025

Sweden: 81.8 years · difference +0.1 years

Shared rank 105 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. 103Munkedal81.9 years · +0.0 years
  2. 104Alingsås81.9 years · +0.0 years
  3. =105Hörby81.9 years · 0.0 years
  4. =105Ovanåker81.9 years · 0.0 years
  5. =105Vimmerby81.9 years · 0.0 years
  6. =108Hammarö81.9 years · −0.0 years
  7. =108Malung-Sälen81.9 years · −0.0 years

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

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Home care users satisfied overall (%)

89.3 %(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

Ovanåker: 89.3 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.9 % · difference +4.3 pp

Rank 115 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. 112Tidaholm89.4 % · +0.1 pp
  2. 113Malung-Sälen89.3 % · +0.1 pp
  3. 114Lindesberg89.3 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 115Ovanåker89.3 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 116Finspång89.2 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 117Sunne89.2 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 118Ronneby89.2 % · −0.0 pp

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

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Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)

76.5 %(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

Ovanåker: 76.5 % · 2025

Sweden: 78.9 % · difference −2.4 pp

Shared rank 186 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. =182Öckerö76.7 % · +0.2 pp
  2. 184Mjölby76.6 % · +0.2 pp
  3. 185Osby76.6 % · +0.1 pp
  4. =186Ovanåker76.5 % · 0.0 pp
  5. =186Torsås76.5 % · 0.0 pp
  6. =186Vallentuna76.5 % · 0.0 pp
  7. 189Värnamo76.2 % · −0.2 pp

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

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Ill-health rate, days per insured person

29.6 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

Ovanåker: 29.6 days · 2025

Sweden: 22.0 days · difference +7.6 days

Shared rank 90 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. =86Torsby29.7 days · +0.1 days
  2. =86Valdemarsvik29.7 days · +0.1 days
  3. =90Lidköping29.6 days · 0.0 days
  4. =90Ovanåker29.6 days · 0.0 days
  5. =92Mariestad29.1 days · −0.5 days
  6. =92Sala29.1 days · −0.5 days
  7. =94Karlskoga29.0 days · −0.6 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 (%)

0.57 %(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

Ovanåker: 0.6 % · 2025

Sweden: 0.5 % · difference +0.1 pp

Rank 82 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. 79Degerfors0.6 % · +0.0 pp
  2. 80Mönsterås0.6 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 81Hallsberg0.6 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 82Ovanåker0.6 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 83Västerås0.6 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 84Kungälv0.6 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 85Skövde0.6 % · −0.0 pp

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

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