Health in Sweden

1,130 indicators covering health for Sweden.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 13,012 2021 down 19.9% 18th
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 13,881 2021 down 21.6% 18th
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 12,155 2021 down 17.8% 19th
Number of female leprosy new cases 0 2024 β€” 102nd
National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 0 2022 β€” 155th
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 910 2014 up 42.2% 133rd
Number of new G2D leprosy cases 0 2024 β€” 86th
Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 0 2024 β€” 86th
Public health expenditure share gdp 9.34 2025 up 1.9% 4th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health 14.6% 2024 up 6.2% 29th
Reported rate of new cervical cancer cases 7.48 2022 down 5.1% 25th
Pancreatic cancer death rate 7.86 2023 down 3.5% 20th
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate 3.84 2023 up 15.5% 33rd
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 8.02 2022 up 2.8% 62nd
Taxes as a % of price: total tax 67.9% 2022 down 8.1% 64th
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 20.0% 2022 unchanged 5th
Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 1.0% 2022 unchanged 104th
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 46.9% 2022 down 11.3% 29th
Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 β€” 37th
Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2022 β€” 56th
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 70 2022 up 9.1% 80th
Physical activity policies for activie societies 10 2023 unchanged 111th
Physical activity policies focused on active systems 20 2023 unchanged 5th
Midwifery personnel 8,103 2022 up 13.3% 34th
Health care - Regions β€” Active physicians 4.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2023 up 14.6% 13th
Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') β€” Active physicians 4.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2023 up 14.6% 13th
Share of one year olds who received the final dose of pneumococcal vac 94 2024 down 4.1% 33rd
Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine vs pneumococcal vaccine coverage 94 2024 down 4.1% 33rd
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories 5.2 Days 2024 down 7.1% 29th
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group 1.07 2019 down 2.8% 10th
Death rate from poisonings 0.2 2021 down 33.3% 136th
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 7.9 % 2021 down 24.0% 164th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.2 per 100,000 people 2021 down 33.3% 120th
Suicide mortality rate, by sex 13.8 per 100,000 people 2021 down 5.5% 32nd
Share of deaths registered 96.69 2019 β€” 73rd
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 1.26 2022 down 6.7% 159th
Health expenditure and financing per capita 6,146 2025 up 6.3% 10th
Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') β€” Age-adjusted 7.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2023 down 12.4% 34th
Road deaths over the long term 227 2022 down 20.4% 48th
Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases 0 2021 β€” 19th
Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories 1.21 million Discharges 2024 down 12.9% 23rd
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 67.27 2022 β€” 3rd
Mean systolic blood pressure 126.8 2009 down 2.5% 75th
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.3 2009 down 1.9% 95th
Infant mortality rates 1.2 2024 up 9.1% 35th
Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children 0 2024 β€” 35th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in currency reported 68 2020 up 36.0% 81st
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax 0.7% 2020 down 5.6% 62nd
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem 0.0% 2020 down 97.4% 107th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - import duties 0.0% 2020 β€” 33rd
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes 0.0% 2020 β€” 41st
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added 0.2% 2020 unchanged 5th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific 0.5% 2020 up 291.7% 24th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in US$ at official exchange 7.83 2020 up 13.3% 24th
Number healthy diet unaffordable 400,000 2024 unchanged 109th
Import of environmentally sound technologies 12.02 billion 2020 up 15.6% 29th
Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status 96 2024 down 2.0% 9th
Percentage of people living with HIV who know their status receiving 98 2024 up 2.1% 1st
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in PPP$ 7.71 2020 up 37.7% 58th
Export of environmentally sound technologies 12.18 billion 2020 down 5.8% 24th