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Health & care in Växjö Municipality

Key facts

  • Växjö ranks 51 of 290 municipalities for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Växjö ranks 1 of 8 in Kronobergs län for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Växjö is 85.9 years, in line with the national level (85.1 years, 2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Växjö increased from 84.5 years (2015) to 85.9 years (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2015–2025

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

  • Life expectancy, women: 85.9 years (2025). Sweden: 85.1 years (+0.8 years). Rank 51 of 290. Change since 2020: +0.8 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925

  • Life expectancy, men: 83.3 years (2025). Sweden: 81.8 years (+1.5 years). Rank 19 of 290. Change since 2020: +1.6 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00923

  • Home care users satisfied overall (%): 86.3 % (2025). Sweden: 84.9 % (+1.4 pp). Rank 175 of 289. Change since 2020: −0.7 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
85.9 years
2025 · +0.8 % vs 2020
Life expectancy, men
83.3 years
2025 · +1.6 % vs 2020
Home care users satisfied overall (%)
86.3 %
2025 · −0.7 pp vs 2020

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Life expectancy, women

85.9 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

Växjö: 85.9 years · 2025

Sweden: 85.1 years · difference +0.8 years

Rank 51 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. =47Kävlinge85.9 years · +0.0 years
  2. =47Vännäs85.9 years · +0.0 years
  3. 50Härryda85.9 years · +0.0 years
  4. 51Växjö85.9 years · 0.0 years
  5. 52Åre85.9 years · −0.0 years
  6. =53Gotland85.8 years · −0.0 years
  7. =53Nora85.8 years · −0.0 years

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

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Life expectancy, men

83.3 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

Växjö: 83.3 years · 2025

Sweden: 81.8 years · difference +1.5 years

Rank 19 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. =15Österåker83.5 years · +0.1 years
  2. 17Varberg83.4 years · +0.1 years
  3. 18Kungälv83.4 years · +0.0 years
  4. 19Växjö83.3 years · 0.0 years
  5. 20Lerum83.3 years · −0.1 years
  6. 21Ydre83.2 years · −0.1 years
  7. 22Habo83.2 years · −0.1 years

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

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Home care users satisfied overall (%)

86.3 %(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

Växjö: 86.3 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.9 % · difference +1.4 pp

Rank 175 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. 172Österåker86.6 % · +0.2 pp
  2. 173Kalix86.4 % · +0.1 pp
  3. 174Avesta86.3 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 175Växjö86.3 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 176Skövde86.2 % · −0.1 pp
  6. 177Kristianstad86.2 % · −0.1 pp
  7. 178Östersund86.0 % · −0.3 pp

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

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Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)

77.3 %(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

Växjö: 77.3 % · 2025

Sweden: 78.9 % · difference −1.6 pp

Rank 173 of 289 municipalities with comparable data.

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Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. =170Härjedalen77.3 % · +0.0 pp
  2. =170Karlstad77.3 % · +0.0 pp
  3. =170Älvkarleby77.3 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 173Växjö77.3 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 174Motala77.2 % · −0.1 pp
  6. =175Bräcke76.9 % · −0.3 pp
  7. =175Dals-Ed76.9 % · −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

20.4 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

Växjö: 20.4 days · 2025

Sweden: 22.0 days · difference −1.6 days

Rank 246 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. =241Trosa20.6 days · +0.2 days
  2. =241Varberg20.6 days · +0.2 days
  3. 245Habo20.5 days · +0.1 days
  4. 246Växjö20.4 days · 0.0 days
  5. 247Göteborg20.3 days · −0.1 days
  6. 248Upplands Väsby20.0 days · −0.4 days
  7. =249Härryda19.9 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 (%)

0.48 %(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

Växjö: 0.5 % · 2025

Sweden: 0.5 % · difference +0.0 pp

Rank 137 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. 134Tibro0.5 % · +0.0 pp
  2. 135Piteå0.5 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 136Nässjö0.5 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 137Växjö0.5 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 138Fagersta0.5 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 139Olofström0.5 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 140Upplands Väsby0.5 % · −0.0 pp

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

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