Health in Jyvaskyla, Finland: official figures
THL's age-standardised morbidity index, which combines seven major disease groups, stood at 104.8 in Jyväskylä in 2024 against 100 for the whole country; that is 4th lowest among the nine largest cities.
How often do people see a doctor in Jyväskylä?
Residents of the city of Jyväskylä made 857 visits to a primary care physician per 1,000 people in 2025 (4th lowest among the nine largest cities; Finland 1,056), down 46% from 1,591 in 2020.
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyHow long is the wait for a doctor in Jyväskylä?
Patients in the city of Jyväskylä waited more than a week for 71.6% of elective primary care physician visits in 2024 (4th longest among the nine largest cities; Finland 48.7%).
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyHow many people smoke in Jyväskylä?
In 2020, 8.6% of adults in the city of Jyväskylä said they smoked every day (4th lowest among the nine largest cities; Finland 10.6%).
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyWhat is the obesity rate in Jyväskylä?
Obesity affected 18.5% of the adult population of the city of Jyväskylä in 2020, 3rd lowest among the nine largest cities.
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyHow much do people drink in Jyväskylä?
In 2020, risky drinking (AUDIT-C) was reported by 28.8% of adults in Jyväskylä.
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyHow much alcohol is sold in Jyväskylä?
Shops and licensed premises in Jyväskylä sold 6.7 litres of pure alcohol per resident aged 18 or over in 2025, below the national figure of 7.2.
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyHow many people get home care in Jyväskylä?
Regular home care services reached 1.60% of residents of Jyväskylä in 2025, below the national figure of 2.00%.
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyHow many people work in healthcare in Jyväskylä?
Health and social work provided 19.6% of all jobs located in Jyväskylä in 2023, above the national figure of 18.1%.
Source: Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Jyvaskyla?
The infant mortality rate was 0.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2025.
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There were 8.1 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2025 and 8.9 births per 1,000.
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Of 1,211 deaths in Jyvaskyla in 2025, 157 (13%) were of people under 65.
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3 people were killed in road accidents in Jyvaskyla in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Jyvaskyla compares with other cities in Finland
THL morbidity index, age-standardised (Finland = 100) (2024)
Jyvaskyla ranks 6 of 9, highest first. Figures come from the wellbeing services counties; Uusimaa combines East, Central and West Uusimaa, Vantaa-Kerava and the City of Helsinki, weighted by population, and NUTS 2 figures combine their counties the same way.
| Rank | City | THL morbidity index, age-standardised (Finland = 100) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Turku | 108.1 |
| 4 | Tampere | 106.0 |
| 5 | Lahti | 105.3 |
| 6 | Jyvaskyla | 104.8 |
| 7 | Vantaa | 90.8 |
| 8 | Helsinki | 89.5 |
| 9 | Espoo | 81.0 |
Outpatient physician visits in primary health care per 1,000 residents (2025)
Jyvaskyla ranks 6 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | City | Outpatient physician visits in primary health care per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kuopio | 1,172 |
| 4 | Helsinki | 1,119 |
| 5 | Vantaa | 966 |
| 6 | Jyvaskyla | 857 |
| 7 | Oulu | 851 |
| 8 | Lahti | 769 |
| 9 | Espoo | 751 |
Non-urgent primary care physician visits with a wait of over 7 days (%) (2024)
Jyvaskyla ranks 4 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | City | Non-urgent primary care physician visits with a wait of over 7 days (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oulu | 81.1% |
| 2 | Helsinki | 75.5% |
| 3 | Vantaa | 73.1% |
| 4 | Jyvaskyla | 71.6% |
| 5 | Kuopio | 63.7% |
| 6 | Espoo | 53.9% |
| 7 | Lahti | 48.5% |
Daily smokers among adults (%) (2020)
Jyvaskyla ranks 6 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | City | Daily smokers among adults (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kuopio | 11.6% |
| 4 | Helsinki | 10.1% |
| 5 | Turku | 10.1% |
| 6 | Jyvaskyla | 8.6% |
| 7 | Oulu | 8.5% |
| 8 | Tampere | 8.4% |
| 9 | Espoo | 6.8% |
Adults with obesity (BMI 30 or more) (%) (2020)
Jyvaskyla ranks 7 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | City | Adults with obesity (BMI 30 or more) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Oulu | 22.0% |
| 4 | Lahti | 21.3% |
| 5 | Turku | 21.1% |
| 6 | Espoo | 18.5% |
| 7 | Jyvaskyla | 18.5% |
| 8 | Tampere | 17.6% |
| 9 | Helsinki | 17.4% |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2025)
Jyvaskyla ranks 9 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Turku | 2.3 |
| 4 | Helsinki | 1.9 |
| 5 | Tampere | 1.3 |
| 6 | Vantaa | 1.2 |
| 7 | Espoo | 1.1 |
| 8 | Kuopio | 0.9 |
| 9 | Jyvaskyla | 0.8 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2025)
Jyvaskyla ranks 5 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Turku | 9.9 |
| 3 | Kuopio | 9.6 |
| 4 | Tampere | 8.6 |
| 5 | Jyvaskyla | 8.1 |
| 6 | Oulu | 7.4 |
| 7 | Vantaa | 7.0 |
| 8 | Espoo | 5.8 |
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Sources
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet: Sotkanet indicator bank, REST API 1.1: 32 indicators (one exact JSON response per indicator, e.g. indicator=5761, plus the region list) on morbidity, primary care, lifestyle, social assistance, homelessness, county election turnout and the net operating costs of wellbeing services counties, 2015-2025, bundled in one zip, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e5b01db4f1e9…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cfermor: Urban Audit: fertility and mortality (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd2b301d78c2…)
- Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus): Regional time series 1987-2025 (table 142h, Municipal key figures database): population, housing, education, employment and jobs by NUTS region, region and municipality (PxWeb API POST query, json-stat2, years 2015-2025), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 18a97e220312…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)
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