Perceived health status in Sweden
Sweden: Perceived health status was 8 Percentage of population in the same age in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perceived health status in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same age.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 8 Percentage of population in the same age for perceived health status in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perceived health status in Sweden peaked at 8 Percentage of population in the same age in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.5 Percentage of population in the same age, in 2015.
That places Sweden 12th out of 28 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 Percentage of population in the same age | 5.2 Percentage of population in the same age | 7.4 Percentage of population in the same age | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.15 Percentage of population in the same age | 4.5 Percentage of population in the same age | 5.7 Percentage of population in the same age | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.17 Percentage of population in the same age | 5.2 Percentage of population in the same age | 8 Percentage of population in the same age | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 9 Belgium 8.6 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.6 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 11 Denmark 8.1 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 13 Bulgaria 7.9 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 14 Austria 7.6 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 15 Iceland 7.5 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 15 Spain 7.5 Percentage of population in the same age 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,109 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 66,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 56,430 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 62,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,433 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perceived health status in Sweden?
- Perceived health status in Sweden was 8 Percentage of population in the same age in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest perceived health status recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 8 Percentage of population in the same age in 2024.
- What is the lowest perceived health status recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 Percentage of population in the same age in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for perceived health status?
- Sweden ranks 12th out of 28 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perceived health status rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Perceived health status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on perceived health status (percentage of the population, aged 15 years old and over who report their health to be ‘good/very good' (or excellent) (all positive response categories), ‘fair’ (not good, not bad), ‘bad/very bad’ (all negative response categories). It also includes data on perceived health status by age and gender (percentage of the population who report their health to be 'good/very good' (or excellent), for various age groups). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.