People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Sweden
Sweden: People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age was 22.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
22.6%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
7th
of 47 countries
All-time high
31.4%
in 2017
All-time low
15.9%
in 2010
Years of data
18
2008–2025
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Sweden, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Sweden stood at 22.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Sweden peaked at 31.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2010.
Sweden ranks 7th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 18.8% | — |
| 2009 | 17.5% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | +51.0% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | -30.5% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 25.1% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 22.5% | -10.4% |
| 2025 | 22.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 17.5% | 18.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 15.9% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 20.7% | 25.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 5 Estonia 22.9% compare
- 5 Estonia 22.9% compare
- 8 Netherlands 21.8% compare
- 8 Netherlands 21.8% compare
- 10 Switzerland 19.8% compare
More health data for Sweden
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,109 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 30 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.028 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.4271 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Sweden?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Sweden was 22.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Sweden ranks 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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