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Health & care in Vara Municipality

Key facts

  • Vara ranks 126 of 290 municipalities for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Vara ranks 22 of 49 in Västra Götalands län for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

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

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Vara increased from 83.1 years (2015) to 84.9 years (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2015–2025

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

  • Life expectancy, women: 84.9 years (2025). Sweden: 85.1 years (−0.2 years). Rank 126 of 290. Change since 2020: +2.1 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925

  • Life expectancy, men: 81.0 years (2025). Sweden: 81.8 years (−0.8 years). Rank 180 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: +1.9 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00923

  • Home care users satisfied overall (%): 93.0 % (2025). Sweden: 84.9 % (+8.0 pp). Rank 39 of 289. Change since 2020: +4.0 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
84.9 years
2025 · +2.1 % vs 2020
Life expectancy, men
81.0 years
2025 · +1.9 % vs 2020
Home care users satisfied overall (%)
93.0 %
2025 · +4.0 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

Vara: 84.9 years · 2025

Sweden: 85.1 years · difference −0.2 years

Rank 126 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. =123Skövde84.9 years · +0.0 years
  2. =123Sävsjö84.9 years · +0.0 years
  3. =123Örnsköldsvik84.9 years · +0.0 years
  4. 126Vara84.9 years · 0.0 years
  5. 127Göteborg84.9 years · −0.0 years
  6. 128Botkyrka84.9 years · −0.0 years
  7. 129Berg84.8 years · −0.1 years

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

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Life expectancy, men

81.0 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

Vara: 81.0 years · 2025

Sweden: 81.8 years · difference −0.8 years

Shared rank 180 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. =177Nora81.0 years · +0.1 years
  2. =177Trollhättan81.0 years · +0.1 years
  3. 179Borgholm81.0 years · +0.0 years
  4. =180Vara81.0 years · 0.0 years
  5. =180Åmål81.0 years · 0.0 years
  6. 182Tanum81.0 years · −0.0 years
  7. 183Hudiksvall80.9 years · −0.0 years

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

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Home care users satisfied overall (%)

93.0 %(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

Vara: 93.0 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.9 % · difference +8.0 pp

Rank 39 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. 36Nybro93.6 % · +0.6 pp
  2. 37Arvidsjaur93.4 % · +0.4 pp
  3. 38Höör93.1 % · +0.1 pp
  4. 39Vara93.0 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 40Osby92.9 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 41Lilla Edet92.9 % · −0.1 pp
  7. 42Ånge92.9 % · −0.1 pp

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

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Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)

87.5 %(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

Vara: 87.5 % · 2025

Sweden: 78.9 % · difference +8.6 pp

Shared rank 26 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. =24Färgelanda87.9 % · +0.4 pp
  2. =24Tranemo87.9 % · +0.4 pp
  3. =26Kramfors87.5 % · 0.0 pp
  4. =26Vara87.5 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 28Östra Göinge87.3 % · −0.2 pp
  6. =29Ale87.1 % · −0.4 pp
  7. =29Gnesta87.1 % · −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

35.8 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

Vara: 35.8 days · 2025

Sweden: 22.0 days · difference +13.8 days

Rank 12 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. 9Kramfors36.7 days · +0.9 days
  2. 10Degerfors36.5 days · +0.7 days
  3. 11Töreboda36.3 days · +0.5 days
  4. 12Vara35.8 days · 0.0 days
  5. =13Haparanda35.6 days · −0.2 days
  6. =13Orsa35.6 days · −0.2 days
  7. 15Nordanstig35.0 days · −0.8 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 (%)

0.60 %(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

Vara: 0.6 % · 2025

Sweden: 0.5 % · difference +0.1 pp

Rank 70 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. 67Torsby0.6 % · +0.0 pp
  2. 68Ulricehamn0.6 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 69Skellefteå0.6 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 70Vara0.6 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 71Grästorp0.6 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 72Grums0.6 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 73Tranemo0.6 % · −0.0 pp

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

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