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Health & care in Värnamo Municipality

Key facts

  • Värnamo ranks 65 of 290 municipalities for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Värnamo ranks 4 of 13 in Jönköpings län for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Värnamo is 85.5 years, in line with the national level (85.1 years, 2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Värnamo increased from 84.3 years (2015) to 85.5 years (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2015–2025

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

  • Life expectancy, women: 85.5 years (2025). Sweden: 85.1 years (+0.5 years). Rank 65 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: +1.1 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925

  • Life expectancy, men: 82.1 years (2025). Sweden: 81.8 years (+0.3 years). Rank 81 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: +1.9 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00923

  • Home care users satisfied overall (%): 82.3 % (2025). Sweden: 84.9 % (−2.6 pp). Rank 237 of 289. Change since 2020: −7.7 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
85.5 years
2025 · +1.1 % vs 2020
Life expectancy, men
82.1 years
2025 · +1.9 % vs 2020
Home care users satisfied overall (%)
82.3 %
2025 · −7.7 pp vs 2020

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Life expectancy, women

85.5 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

Värnamo: 85.5 years · 2025

Sweden: 85.1 years · difference +0.5 years

Shared rank 65 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. 63Karlstad85.6 years · +0.0 years
  2. 64Eda85.6 years · +0.0 years
  3. =65Laholm85.5 years · 0.0 years
  4. =65Värnamo85.5 years · 0.0 years
  5. =67Enköping85.5 years · −0.1 years
  6. =67Sunne85.5 years · −0.1 years
  7. =69Alingsås85.5 years · −0.1 years

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

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Life expectancy, men

82.1 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

Värnamo: 82.1 years · 2025

Sweden: 81.8 years · difference +0.3 years

Shared rank 81 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. 79Motala82.2 years · +0.1 years
  2. 80Nynäshamn82.1 years · +0.0 years
  3. =81Karlskoga82.1 years · 0.0 years
  4. =81Värnamo82.1 years · 0.0 years
  5. =83Gotland82.1 years · −0.0 years
  6. =83Sigtuna82.1 years · −0.0 years
  7. =85Alvesta82.1 years · −0.0 years

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

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Home care users satisfied overall (%)

82.3 %(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

Värnamo: 82.3 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.9 % · difference −2.6 pp

Rank 237 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. 234Örebro82.5 % · +0.2 pp
  2. 235Landskrona82.4 % · +0.1 pp
  3. 236Lysekil82.4 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 237Värnamo82.3 % · 0.0 pp
  5. =238Söderköping82.3 % · −0.0 pp
  6. =238Tjörn82.3 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 240Östhammar82.2 % · −0.1 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

Värnamo: 76.2 % · 2025

Sweden: 78.9 % · difference −2.6 pp

Rank 189 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. =186Ovanåker76.5 % · +0.2 pp
  2. =186Torsås76.5 % · +0.2 pp
  3. =186Vallentuna76.5 % · +0.2 pp
  4. 189Värnamo76.2 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 190Pajala76.2 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 191Flen76.1 % · −0.2 pp
  7. 192Uppsala76.1 % · −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

Värnamo: 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. =201Svalöv24.1 days · +0.2 days
  2. =204Eslöv23.9 days · 0.0 days
  3. =204Pajala23.9 days · 0.0 days
  4. =204Värnamo23.9 days · 0.0 days
  5. 207Laholm23.8 days · −0.1 days
  6. 208Gällivare23.5 days · −0.4 days
  7. 209Trelleborg23.4 days · −0.5 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 (%)

0.39 %(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

Värnamo: 0.4 % · 2025

Sweden: 0.5 % · difference −0.1 pp

Rank 210 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. 207Ånge0.4 % · +0.0 pp
  2. 208Lidingö0.4 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 209Simrishamn0.4 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 210Värnamo0.4 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 211Tranås0.4 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 212Oskarshamn0.4 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 213Ödeshög0.4 % · −0.0 pp

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

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