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Health & care in Umeå Municipality

Key facts

  • Umeå ranks 82 of 290 municipalities for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Umeå ranks 2 of 15 in Västerbottens län for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Umeå is 85.3 years, in line with the national level (85.1 years, 2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Umeå increased from 83.8 years (2015) to 85.3 years (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2015–2025

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

  • Life expectancy, women: 85.3 years (2025). Sweden: 85.1 years (+0.2 years). Rank 82 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: +0.7 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925

  • Life expectancy, men: 82.6 years (2025). Sweden: 81.8 years (+0.8 years). Rank 53 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: +1.4 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00923

  • Home care users satisfied overall (%): 84.8 % (2025). Sweden: 84.9 % (−0.2 pp). Rank 201 of 289. Change since 2020: −8.2 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
85.3 years
2025 · +0.7 % vs 2020
Life expectancy, men
82.6 years
2025 · +1.4 % vs 2020
Home care users satisfied overall (%)
84.8 %
2025 · −8.2 pp vs 2020

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Life expectancy, women

85.3 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

Umeå: 85.3 years · 2025

Sweden: 85.1 years · difference +0.2 years

Shared 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. =80Hjo85.3 years · +0.0 years
  2. =80Västerås85.3 years · +0.0 years
  3. =82Bengtsfors85.3 years · 0.0 years
  4. =82Umeå85.3 years · 0.0 years
  5. 84Bromölla85.3 years · −0.0 years
  6. 85Bräcke85.3 years · −0.0 years
  7. 86Strängnäs85.3 years · −0.0 years

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

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Life expectancy, men

82.6 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

Umeå: 82.6 years · 2025

Sweden: 81.8 years · difference +0.8 years

Shared rank 53 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. 51Sundbyberg82.6 years · +0.0 years
  2. 52Söderköping82.6 years · +0.0 years
  3. =53Gnosjö82.6 years · 0.0 years
  4. =53Umeå82.6 years · 0.0 years
  5. =55Stockholm82.6 years · −0.0 years
  6. =55Svedala82.6 years · −0.0 years
  7. 57Partille82.6 years · −0.0 years

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

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Home care users satisfied overall (%)

84.8 %(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

Umeå: 84.8 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.9 % · difference −0.2 pp

Rank 201 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. 198Danderyd85.0 % · +0.3 pp
  2. 199Kungälv84.9 % · +0.2 pp
  3. 200Tranemo84.9 % · +0.1 pp
  4. 201Umeå84.8 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 202Mölndal84.7 % · −0.0 pp
  6. =203Ydre84.6 % · −0.2 pp
  7. =203Åmål84.6 % · −0.2 pp

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

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Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)

73.0 %(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

Umeå: 73.0 % · 2025

Sweden: 78.9 % · difference −5.9 pp

Rank 224 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. =221Eda73.3 % · +0.3 pp
  2. =221Kungsör73.3 % · +0.3 pp
  3. 223Katrineholm73.0 % · +0.1 pp
  4. 224Umeå73.0 % · 0.0 pp
  5. =225Mullsjö72.7 % · −0.3 pp
  6. =225Ragunda72.7 % · −0.3 pp
  7. =225Surahammar72.7 % · −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

21.6 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

Umeå: 21.6 days · 2025

Sweden: 22.0 days · difference −0.4 days

Shared rank 231 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. 230Härjedalen21.7 days · +0.1 days
  2. =231Båstad21.6 days · 0.0 days
  3. =231Enköping21.6 days · 0.0 days
  4. =231Umeå21.6 days · 0.0 days
  5. =231Ängelholm21.6 days · 0.0 days
  6. 235Luleå21.5 days · −0.1 days
  7. 236Örebro21.4 days · −0.2 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 (%)

0.54 %(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

Umeå: 0.5 % · 2025

Sweden: 0.5 % · difference +0.1 pp

Rank 99 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. 96Gagnef0.6 % · +0.0 pp
  2. 97Upplands-Bro0.5 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 98Lycksele0.5 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 99Umeå0.5 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 100Lidköping0.5 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 101Gällivare0.5 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 102Arboga0.5 % · −0.0 pp

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

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