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Health & care in Pajala Municipality

Key facts

  • Pajala ranks 277 of 290 municipalities for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Pajala ranks 13 of 14 in Norrbottens län for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Pajala is 83.0 years, in line with the national level (85.1 years, 2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Pajala decreased from 83.7 years (2015) to 83.0 years (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2015–2025

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

  • Life expectancy, women: 83.0 years (2025). Sweden: 85.1 years (−2.1 years). Rank 277 of 290. Change since 2020: +0.3 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925

  • Life expectancy, men: 79.9 years (2025). Sweden: 81.8 years (−1.9 years). Rank 254 of 290. Change since 2020: +2.5 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00923

  • Home care users satisfied overall (%): 88.2 % (2025). Sweden: 84.9 % (+3.3 pp). Rank 142 (shared) of 289. Change since 2020: −1.8 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
83.0 years
2025 · +0.3 % vs 2020
Life expectancy, men
79.9 years
2025 · +2.5 % vs 2020
Home care users satisfied overall (%)
88.2 %
2025 · −1.8 pp vs 2020

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Life expectancy, women

83.0 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

Pajala: 83.0 years · 2025

Sweden: 85.1 years · difference −2.1 years

Rank 277 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. 274Kinda83.1 years · +0.1 years
  2. 275Nordanstig83.1 years · +0.1 years
  3. 276Härjedalen83.0 years · +0.0 years
  4. 277Pajala83.0 years · 0.0 years
  5. 278Ånge82.9 years · −0.0 years
  6. 279Filipstad82.6 years · −0.4 years
  7. 280Lycksele82.6 years · −0.4 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

Pajala: 79.9 years · 2025

Sweden: 81.8 years · difference −1.9 years

Rank 254 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. =251Härnösand79.9 years · +0.1 years
  2. =251Kiruna79.9 years · +0.1 years
  3. 253Hallsberg79.9 years · +0.0 years
  4. 254Pajala79.9 years · 0.0 years
  5. 255Säffle79.8 years · −0.0 years
  6. 256Ödeshög79.8 years · −0.1 years
  7. 257Lycksele79.8 years · −0.1 years

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

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Home care users satisfied overall (%)

88.2 %(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

Pajala: 88.2 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.9 % · difference +3.3 pp

Shared rank 142 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. 139Vimmerby88.4 % · +0.2 pp
  2. 140Hudiksvall88.3 % · +0.1 pp
  3. 141Skellefteå88.3 % · +0.1 pp
  4. =142Pajala88.2 % · 0.0 pp
  5. =142Uppvidinge88.2 % · 0.0 pp
  6. 144Vallentuna88.0 % · −0.2 pp
  7. 145Vänersborg88.0 % · −0.2 pp

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

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Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)

76.2 %(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

Pajala: 76.2 % · 2025

Sweden: 78.9 % · difference −2.7 pp

Rank 190 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. =186Torsås76.5 % · +0.3 pp
  2. =186Vallentuna76.5 % · +0.3 pp
  3. 189Värnamo76.2 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 190Pajala76.2 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 191Flen76.1 % · −0.1 pp
  6. 192Uppsala76.1 % · −0.1 pp
  7. =193Filipstad76.0 % · −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

23.9 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

Pajala: 23.9 days · 2025

Sweden: 22.0 days · difference +1.9 days

Shared rank 204 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. =201Kinda24.1 days · +0.2 days
  2. =201Svalöv24.1 days · +0.2 days
  3. =204Eslöv23.9 days · 0.0 days
  4. =204Pajala23.9 days · 0.0 days
  5. =204Värnamo23.9 days · 0.0 days
  6. 207Laholm23.8 days · −0.1 days
  7. 208Gällivare23.5 days · −0.4 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 (%)

0.22 %(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

Pajala: 0.2 % · 2025

Sweden: 0.5 % · difference −0.3 pp

Rank 288 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. 285Bjuv0.2 % · +0.0 pp
  2. 286Högsby0.2 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 287Valdemarsvik0.2 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 288Pajala0.2 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 289Gotland0.2 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 290Övertorneå0.2 % · −0.0 pp

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

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