Health in Stockholms län (Stockholm, Sweden): official figures
At SEK 35,648 in 2025, Stockholm County was above the Swedish level of SEK 35,574 on net health care spending per resident (including medicines), putting it 6th lowest among the counties.
SEK 35,648
SEK 6,294
SEK 3,215
24 days
41 days
67.2%
65.5%
2.08
How long is the wait for a specialist in Stockholm County?
Stockholm County ranked 21st of 21 counties on the median wait among patients waiting for a first specialist appointment in 2023, at 24 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 Stockholm County?
The median wait among patients waiting for an operation or treatment in Stockholm County stood at 41 days in 2023, up from 39 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 Stockholm County came to SEK 6,294 in 2025, 10th highest among the counties (Sweden: SEK 6,235), up from SEK 5,130 in 2020. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- In 2025, net spending on subsidised prescription medicines per resident in Stockholm County was SEK 3,215, compared with SEK 3,360 for Sweden as a whole; that was 2nd lowest among the counties. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- At 67.2% in 2025, Stockholm County was above the Swedish level of 63.4% on the share of residents who trust health care as a whole, putting it 9th 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 Stockholm County came to 65.5% in 2025, 6th lowest among the counties (Sweden: 68.3%), up from 64.9% in 2020. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- Available hospital beds per 1,000 residents in Stockholm County stood at 2.08 in 2024, up from 2.03 in 2019, 5th most among the counties. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- Stockholm County ranked 8th of 21 counties on primary care doctor visits per 1,000 residents in 2024, at 1,135 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 Stockholm County stood at 75.2% in 2025, up from 67.2% 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 Stockholm County stood at 16.3 days in 2025, down from 17.9 days in 2020; the figure for Sweden was 22.0 days. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- At 12.4 in 2024, Stockholm County was below the Swedish level of 15.0 on the suicide rate per 100,000 residents aged 25 and over (five-year average), putting it 2nd lowest 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 Stockholm County came to 1.6% in 2024, 4th lowest among the counties (Sweden: 2.5%), down from 2.5% in 2019. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
How Stockholms län compares with other counties in Sweden
Net health care spending per resident (including medicines) (2025)
Stockholms län ranks 16 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Net health care spending per resident (including medicines) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Västmanlands län | SEK 36,384 |
| 14 | Örebro län | SEK 36,091 |
| 15 | Jönköpings län | SEK 35,930 |
| 16 | Stockholms län | SEK 35,648 |
| 17 | Skåne län | SEK 35,395 |
| 18 | Kronobergs län | SEK 35,107 |
| 19 | Östergötlands län | SEK 34,910 |
The median wait among patients waiting for a first specialist appointment (2023)
Stockholms län ranks 21 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | The median wait among patients waiting for a first specialist appointment |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Gotlands län | 47 days |
| 16 | Kronobergs län | 45 days |
| 17 | Kalmar län | 45 days |
| 18 | Västmanlands län | 42 days |
| 19 | Jönköpings län | 34 days |
| 20 | Hallands län | 33 days |
| 21 | Stockholms län | 24 days |
The share of residents who trust health care as a whole (2025)
Stockholms län ranks 9 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | The share of residents who trust health care as a whole |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Jämtlands län | 70.9% |
| 7 | Västmanlands län | 70.2% |
| 8 | Uppsala län | 68.0% |
| 9 | Stockholms län | 67.2% |
| 10 | Östergötlands län | 66.8% |
| 11 | Västerbottens län | 65.7% |
| 12 | Kronobergs län | 63.2% |
The share of cancer patients handled within the standardised care pathway time limit (2025)
Stockholms län ranks 15 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | The share of cancer patients handled within the standardised care pathway time limit |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Blekinge län | 77.7% |
| 13 | Västra Götalands län | 76.1% |
| 14 | Skåne län | 75.7% |
| 15 | Stockholms län | 75.2% |
| 16 | Östergötlands län | 74.0% |
| 17 | Jämtlands län | 69.7% |
| 18 | Gävleborgs län | 62.1% |
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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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