Health in Norrbottens län (Övre Norrland, Sweden): official figures

At SEK 41,916 in 2025, Norrbotten County was above the Swedish level of SEK 35,574 on net health care spending per resident (including medicines), putting it 2nd highest among the counties.

More figures

• Net primary care spending per resident in Norrbotten County came to SEK 6,874 in 2025, 3rd highest among the counties (Sweden: SEK 6,235), up from SEK 5,112 in 2020. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
• In 2025, net spending on subsidised prescription medicines per resident in Norrbotten County was SEK 4,053, compared with SEK 3,360 for Sweden as a whole; that was 3rd highest among the counties. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
• At 48.8% in 2025, Norrbotten County was below the Swedish level of 63.4% on the share of residents who trust health care as a whole, putting it 2nd lowest 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 Norrbotten County came to 60.1% in 2025, 2nd lowest among the counties (Sweden: 68.3%), down from 71.2% in 2020. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
• Norrbotten County ranked 12th of 21 counties on available hospital beds per 1,000 residents in 2024, at 1.88. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
• Norrbotten County ranked 14th of 21 counties on primary care doctor visits per 1,000 residents in 2024, at 1,034 against a national figure of 1,099. 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 Norrbotten County stood at 25.5 days in 2025, up from 24.6 days in 2020; the figure for Sweden was 22.0 days. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
• At 18.1 in 2024, Norrbotten 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 3rd 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 Norrbotten County came to 1.9% in 2024, 7th lowest among the counties (Sweden: 2.5%), down from 2.7% in 2019. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy

How Norrbottens län compares with other counties in Sweden

Net health care spending per resident (including medicines) (2025)

Norrbottens län ranks 2 of 21, highest first.

The median wait among patients waiting for a first specialist appointment (2023)

Norrbottens län ranks 1 of 21, highest first.

The share of residents who trust health care as a whole (2025)

Norrbottens län ranks 20 of 21, highest first.

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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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