Health in Dalarnas län (Norra Mellansverige, Sweden): official figures
At SEK 36,550 in 2025, Dalarna County was above the Swedish level of SEK 35,574 on net health care spending per resident (including medicines), putting it 11th highest among the counties.
SEK 36,550
SEK 5,922
SEK 3,667
54 days
74 days
71.3%
77.2%
1.86
How long is the wait for a specialist in Dalarna County?
Dalarna County ranked 12th of 21 counties on the median wait among patients waiting for a first specialist appointment in 2023, at 54 days against a national figure of 50 days.
Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copyHow long is the wait for an operation in Dalarna County?
The median wait among patients waiting for an operation or treatment in Dalarna County stood at 74 days in 2023, down from 98 days in 2021; the figure for Sweden was 67 days.
Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copyMore figures
- Net primary care spending per resident in Dalarna County came to SEK 5,922 in 2025, 8th lowest among the counties (Sweden: SEK 6,235), up from SEK 4,613 in 2020. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- In 2025, net spending on subsidised prescription medicines per resident in Dalarna County was SEK 3,667, compared with SEK 3,360 for Sweden as a whole; that was 8th highest among the counties. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- At 71.3% in 2025, Dalarna County was above the Swedish level of 63.4% on the share of residents who trust health care as a whole, putting it 5th highest among the counties. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- The share of residents who think waiting times at health centres are reasonable in Dalarna County came to 77.2% in 2025, 5th highest among the counties (Sweden: 68.3%), up from 73.9% in 2020. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- Available hospital beds per 1,000 residents in Dalarna County stood at 1.86 in 2024, down from 2.09 in 2019, 9th fewest among the counties. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- Dalarna County ranked 13th of 21 counties on primary care doctor visits per 1,000 residents in 2024, at 1,037 against a national figure of 1,099. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- The share of cancer patients handled within the standardised care pathway time limit in Dalarna County stood at 84.2% in 2025, up from 83.9% in 2020; the figure for Sweden was 76.0%. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- The ill-health rate (days of sickness and disability benefit per person aged 16-64) in Dalarna County stood at 26.2 days in 2025, up from 24.8 days in 2020; the figure for Sweden was 22.0 days. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- At 18.9 in 2024, Dalarna County was above the Swedish level of 15.0 on the suicide rate per 100,000 residents aged 25 and over (five-year average), putting it 2nd highest among the counties. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- The share of pregnant women who smoked at their first maternity check-up in Dalarna County came to 2.3% in 2024, 8th lowest among the counties (Sweden: 2.5%), down from 4.2% in 2019. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
How Dalarnas län compares with other counties in Sweden
Net health care spending per resident (including medicines) (2025)
Dalarnas län ranks 11 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Net health care spending per resident (including medicines) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Kalmar län | SEK 37,254 |
| 9 | Södermanlands län | SEK 37,079 |
| 10 | Värmlands län | SEK 36,734 |
| 11 | Dalarnas län | SEK 36,550 |
| 12 | Hallands län | SEK 36,534 |
| 13 | Västmanlands län | SEK 36,384 |
| 14 | Örebro län | SEK 36,091 |
The median wait among patients waiting for a first specialist appointment (2023)
Dalarnas län ranks 12 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | The median wait among patients waiting for a first specialist appointment |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Västra Götalands län | 56 days |
| 10 | Skåne län | 55 days |
| 11 | Blekinge län | 54 days |
| 12 | Dalarnas län | 54 days |
| 13 | Södermanlands län | 51 days |
| 14 | Gävleborgs län | 50 days |
| 15 | Gotlands län | 47 days |
The share of residents who trust health care as a whole (2025)
Dalarnas län ranks 5 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | The share of residents who trust health care as a whole |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kalmar län | 76.4% |
| 3 | Gotlands län | 71.6% |
| 4 | Hallands län | 71.4% |
| 5 | Dalarnas län | 71.3% |
| 6 | Jämtlands län | 70.9% |
| 7 | Västmanlands län | 70.2% |
| 8 | Uppsala län | 68.0% |
The share of cancer patients handled within the standardised care pathway time limit (2025)
Dalarnas län ranks 7 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | The share of cancer patients handled within the standardised care pathway time limit |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Västmanlands län | 87.7% |
| 5 | Örebro län | 86.1% |
| 6 | Värmlands län | 85.1% |
| 7 | Dalarnas län | 84.2% |
| 8 | Södermanlands län | 83.7% |
| 9 | Kalmar län | 81.2% |
| 10 | Gotlands län | 79.4% |
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Sources
- RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada: Kolada key figures for the 21 Swedish regions/counties and Sweden (about 90 indicators: regional finances, health care costs, use and waiting times, income, jobs, education, elected representatives), 2014-2026, Kolada API v3, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a34b5a7c1091…)
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