Health in Gotlands län (Småland med öarna, Sweden): official figures
In 2025, net health care spending per resident (including medicines) in Gotland County was SEK 45,964, compared with SEK 35,574 for Sweden as a whole; that was the highest among the counties.
SEK 45,964
SEK 6,475
SEK 4,667
47 days
46 days
71.6%
76.6%
2.48
How long is the wait for a specialist in Gotland County?
At 47 days in 2023, Gotland County was below the Swedish level of 50 days on the median wait among patients waiting for a first specialist appointment, putting it 7th shortest among the counties.
Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copyHow long is the wait for an operation in Gotland County?
The median wait among patients waiting for an operation or treatment in Gotland County came to 46 days in 2023, 6th shortest among the counties (Sweden: 67 days), up from 32 days in 2021.
Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copyMore figures
- Gotland County ranked 7th of 21 counties on net primary care spending per resident in 2025, at SEK 6,475 against a national figure of SEK 6,235. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- Net spending on subsidised prescription medicines per resident in Gotland County stood at SEK 4,667 in 2025, up from SEK 3,493 in 2020; the figure for Sweden was SEK 3,360. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- In 2025, the share of residents who trust health care as a whole in Gotland County was 71.6%, compared with 63.4% for Sweden as a whole; that was 3rd highest among the counties. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- Gotland County ranked 6th of 21 counties on the share of residents who think waiting times at health centres are reasonable in 2025, at 76.6% against a national figure of 68.3%. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- In 2024, available hospital beds per 1,000 residents in Gotland County was 2.48, the most among the counties, down from 2.56 in 2019. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- At 1,134 in 2024, Gotland County was above the Swedish level of 1,099 on primary care doctor visits per 1,000 residents, putting it 9th most among the counties. 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 Gotland County came to 79.4% in 2025, 10th highest among the counties (Sweden: 76.0%), up from 78.4% in 2020. 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 Gotland County came to 22.5 days in 2025, 5th lowest among the counties (Sweden: 22.0 days), down from 25.6 days in 2020. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- In 2024, the suicide rate per 100,000 residents aged 25 and over (five-year average) in Gotland County was 11.6, compared with 15.0 for Sweden as a whole; that was the lowest among the counties. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- Gotland County ranked 20th of 21 counties on the share of pregnant women who smoked at their first maternity check-up in 2024, at 1.0% against a national figure of 2.5%. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
How Gotlands län compares with other counties in Sweden
Net health care spending per resident (including medicines) (2025)
Gotlands län ranks 1 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Net health care spending per resident (including medicines) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gotlands län | SEK 45,964 |
| 2 | Norrbottens län | SEK 41,916 |
| 3 | Jämtlands län | SEK 40,449 |
| 4 | Blekinge län | SEK 39,938 |
| 5 | Gävleborgs län | SEK 39,269 |
| 6 | Västernorrlands län | SEK 39,220 |
| 7 | Västerbottens län | SEK 37,717 |
The median wait among patients waiting for a first specialist appointment (2023)
Gotlands län ranks 15 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | The median wait among patients waiting for a first specialist appointment |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Dalarnas län | 54 days |
| 13 | Södermanlands län | 51 days |
| 14 | Gävleborgs län | 50 days |
| 15 | Gotlands län | 47 days |
| 16 | Kronobergs län | 45 days |
| 17 | Kalmar län | 45 days |
| 18 | Västmanlands län | 42 days |
The share of residents who trust health care as a whole (2025)
Gotlands län ranks 3 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | The share of residents who trust health care as a whole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jönköpings län | 77.2% |
| 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% |
The share of cancer patients handled within the standardised care pathway time limit (2025)
Gotlands län ranks 10 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | The share of cancer patients handled within the standardised care pathway time limit |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Dalarnas län | 84.2% |
| 8 | Södermanlands län | 83.7% |
| 9 | Kalmar län | 81.2% |
| 10 | Gotlands län | 79.4% |
| 11 | Västernorrlands län | 77.9% |
| 12 | Blekinge län | 77.7% |
| 13 | Västra Götalands län | 76.1% |
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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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