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Health & care in Skövde Municipality

Key facts

  • Skövde ranks 123 of 290 municipalities for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Skövde ranks 21 of 49 in Västra Götalands län for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Skövde is 84.9 years, in line with the national level (85.1 years, 2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Skövde increased from 84.1 years (2015) to 84.9 years (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2015–2025

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

  • Life expectancy, women: 84.9 years (2025). Sweden: 85.1 years (−0.1 years). Rank 123 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: +0.7 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925

  • Life expectancy, men: 82.0 years (2025). Sweden: 81.8 years (+0.2 years). Rank 91 of 290. Change since 2020: +0.7 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00923

  • Home care users satisfied overall (%): 86.2 % (2025). Sweden: 84.9 % (+1.3 pp). Rank 176 of 289. Change since 2020: −2.8 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
84.9 years
2025 · +0.7 % vs 2020
Life expectancy, men
82.0 years
2025 · +0.7 % vs 2020
Home care users satisfied overall (%)
86.2 %
2025 · −2.8 pp vs 2020

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Life expectancy, women

84.9 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

Skövde: 84.9 years · 2025

Sweden: 85.1 years · difference −0.1 years

Shared rank 123 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. =120Arjeplog84.9 years · +0.0 years
  2. =120Gnosjö84.9 years · +0.0 years
  3. =120Sundbyberg84.9 years · +0.0 years
  4. =123Skövde84.9 years · 0.0 years
  5. =123Sävsjö84.9 years · 0.0 years
  6. =123Örnsköldsvik84.9 years · 0.0 years
  7. 126Vara84.9 years · −0.0 years

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

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Life expectancy, men

82.0 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

Skövde: 82.0 years · 2025

Sweden: 81.8 years · difference +0.2 years

Rank 91 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. =88Gnesta82.0 years · +0.0 years
  2. =88Karlstad82.0 years · +0.0 years
  3. =88Svalöv82.0 years · +0.0 years
  4. 91Skövde82.0 years · 0.0 years
  5. 92Åre82.0 years · −0.0 years
  6. 93Vännäs82.0 years · −0.0 years
  7. =94Ale82.0 years · −0.1 years

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

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Home care users satisfied overall (%)

86.2 %(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

Skövde: 86.2 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.9 % · difference +1.3 pp

Rank 176 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. 173Kalix86.4 % · +0.2 pp
  2. 174Avesta86.3 % · +0.1 pp
  3. 175Växjö86.3 % · +0.1 pp
  4. 176Skövde86.2 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 177Kristianstad86.2 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 178Östersund86.0 % · −0.2 pp
  7. 179Nykvarn86.0 % · −0.2 pp

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

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Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)

86.1 %(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

Skövde: 86.1 % · 2025

Sweden: 78.9 % · difference +7.2 pp

Rank 38 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. 35Söderhamn86.4 % · +0.3 pp
  2. 36Laholm86.2 % · +0.1 pp
  3. 37Staffanstorp86.1 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 38Skövde86.1 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 39Söderköping86.0 % · −0.1 pp
  6. 40Gotland85.9 % · −0.1 pp
  7. =41Markaryd85.7 % · −0.4 pp

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

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Ill-health rate, days per insured person

25.6 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

Skövde: 25.6 days · 2025

Sweden: 22.0 days · difference +3.6 days

Shared rank 170 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. =165Åstorp25.8 days · +0.2 days
  2. =170Jokkmokk25.6 days · 0.0 days
  3. =170Mullsjö25.6 days · 0.0 days
  4. =170Skövde25.6 days · 0.0 days
  5. 173Landskrona25.5 days · −0.1 days
  6. 174Kristianstad25.4 days · −0.2 days
  7. =175Nynäshamn25.3 days · −0.3 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

Skövde: 0.6 % · 2025

Sweden: 0.5 % · difference +0.1 pp

Rank 85 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. 82Ovanåker0.6 % · +0.0 pp
  2. 83Västerås0.6 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 84Kungälv0.6 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 85Skövde0.6 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 86Karlskoga0.6 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 87Norsjö0.6 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 88Smedjebacken0.6 % · −0.0 pp

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

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