Sweden
Indicators are explained below the map.
Numbers in green = better than EU average; red = worse than EU average.
| Indicator | Average |
| Life expectancy | Men: 80.6 years |
| Women: 84.2 years | |
| Self-perceived health | Low education level: 67.9% |
| Medium education level: 75.9% | |
| High education level: 82.2% | |
| Access to health care services | Low education level: 1.8% |
| Medium education level: 1.1% | |
| High education level: 1.6% |
Inter-regional inequalities
| Life expectancy | lowest: Övre Norrland, 81.7 years |
| highest: Stockholm, 83.0 years | |
| At risk of poverty or social exclusion | lowest: Stockholm, 13.1% |
| highest: Mellersta Norrland, 23.6% | |
| Tertiary educational attainment | lowest: Norra Mellansverige, 27.3% |
| highest: Stockholm, 44.4% |
Main Links
Statistiska centralbyrån – Statistics Sweden
EuroHealthNet partners working on health inequalities
Public Health Agency of Sweden
Public Health Committee – Region Västra Götaland
Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR)
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Resources from and about Sweden
Find resources from and about Sweden in our health inequalities database.
