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Health & care in Varberg Municipality

Key facts

  • Varberg ranks 35 of 290 municipalities for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Varberg ranks 2 of 6 in Hallands län for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Varberg is 86.1 years, in line with the national level (85.1 years, 2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Varberg increased from 84.6 years (2015) to 86.1 years (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2015–2025

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

  • Life expectancy, women: 86.1 years (2025). Sweden: 85.1 years (+1.0 years). Rank 35 of 290. Change since 2020: +1.2 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925

  • Life expectancy, men: 83.4 years (2025). Sweden: 81.8 years (+1.6 years). Rank 17 of 290. Change since 2020: +1.6 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00923

  • Home care users satisfied overall (%): 91.9 % (2025). Sweden: 84.9 % (+6.9 pp). Rank 64 of 289. Change since 2020: −0.1 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
86.1 years
2025 · +1.2 % vs 2020
Life expectancy, men
83.4 years
2025 · +1.6 % vs 2020
Home care users satisfied overall (%)
91.9 %
2025 · −0.1 pp vs 2020

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Life expectancy, women

86.1 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

Varberg: 86.1 years · 2025

Sweden: 85.1 years · difference +1.0 years

Rank 35 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. 32Solna86.1 years · +0.0 years
  2. 33Trosa86.1 years · +0.0 years
  3. 34Åtvidaberg86.1 years · +0.0 years
  4. 35Varberg86.1 years · 0.0 years
  5. =36Leksand86.1 years · −0.0 years
  6. =36Nykvarn86.1 years · −0.0 years
  7. =38Tjörn86.1 years · −0.0 years

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

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Life expectancy, men

83.4 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

Varberg: 83.4 years · 2025

Sweden: 81.8 years · difference +1.6 years

Rank 17 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. 14Knivsta83.5 years · +0.0 years
  2. =15Falun83.5 years · +0.0 years
  3. =15Österåker83.5 years · +0.0 years
  4. 17Varberg83.4 years · 0.0 years
  5. 18Kungälv83.4 years · −0.1 years
  6. 19Växjö83.3 years · −0.1 years
  7. 20Lerum83.3 years · −0.2 years

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

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Home care users satisfied overall (%)

91.9 %(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

Varberg: 91.9 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.9 % · difference +6.9 pp

Rank 64 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. 61Tranås92.2 % · +0.3 pp
  2. 62Grums92.1 % · +0.3 pp
  3. 63Vetlanda92.1 % · +0.2 pp
  4. 64Varberg91.9 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 65Öckerö91.9 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 66Härjedalen91.9 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 67Trosa91.8 % · −0.1 pp

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

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Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)

80.3 %(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

Varberg: 80.3 % · 2025

Sweden: 78.9 % · difference +1.4 pp

Rank 114 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. =110Sotenäs80.5 % · +0.2 pp
  2. =110Trosa80.5 % · +0.2 pp
  3. 113Stockholm80.4 % · +0.1 pp
  4. 114Varberg80.3 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 115Huddinge80.2 % · −0.1 pp
  6. 116Ystad80.2 % · −0.1 pp
  7. =117Borgholm80.0 % · −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

20.6 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

Varberg: 20.6 days · 2025

Sweden: 22.0 days · difference −1.4 days

Shared rank 241 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. =241Botkyrka20.6 days · 0.0 days
  2. =241Karlskrona20.6 days · 0.0 days
  3. =241Trosa20.6 days · 0.0 days
  4. =241Varberg20.6 days · 0.0 days
  5. 245Habo20.5 days · −0.1 days
  6. 246Växjö20.4 days · −0.2 days
  7. 247Göteborg20.3 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 (%)

0.44 %(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

Varberg: 0.4 % · 2025

Sweden: 0.5 % · difference −0.0 pp

Rank 164 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. 161Trosa0.4 % · +0.0 pp
  2. 162Vilhelmina0.4 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 163Karlskrona0.4 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 164Varberg0.4 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 165Lessebo0.4 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 166Åsele0.4 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 167Älvsbyn0.4 % · −0.0 pp

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

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