Self-perceived health by sex, age and educational attainment level in Sweden
Sweden: Self-perceived health by sex, age and educational attainment level was 23.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-perceived health by sex, age and educational attainment level in Sweden, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 23.0% for self-perceived health by sex, age and educational attainment level in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-perceived health by sex, age and educational attainment level in Sweden peaked at 55.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2022.
That places Sweden 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Self-perceived health by sex, age and educational attainment level in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 52.1% | — |
| 2009 | 55.4% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 47.3% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 47.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 42.1% | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 35.4% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 34.4% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | -25.1% |
| 2023 | 24.9% | +17.5% |
| 2024 | 22.5% | -9.6% |
| 2025 | 23.0% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.8% | 52.1% | 55.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 35.4% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 21.2% | 34.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-perceived health by sex, age and educational attainment level in Sweden?
- Self-perceived health by sex, age and educational attainment level in Sweden was 23.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest self-perceived health by sex, age and educational attainment level recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest self-perceived health by sex, age and educational attainment level recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for self-perceived health by sex, age and educational attainment level?
- Sweden ranks 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-perceived health by sex, age and educational attainment level rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Self-perceived health by sex, age and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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