Sweden Social: Health Statistics
Prevalence of Overweight: % of Adults
Prevalence of Overweight: % of Adults data was reported at 56.400 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 56.000 % for 2015. Prevalence of Overweight: % of Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 47.350 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2016, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 56.400 % in 2016 and a record low of 37.500 % in 1975. Prevalence of Overweight: % of Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.;World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 56.400 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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SE: External Health Expenditure Per Capita: Current PPP
SE: External Health Expenditure Per Capita: Current PPP data was reported at 0.000 Intl $ mn in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Intl $ mn for 2018. SE: External Health Expenditure Per Capita: Current PPP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 Intl $ mn from Dec 2001 (Median) to 2019, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 Intl $ mn in 2019 and a record low of 0.000 Intl $ mn in 2019. SE: External Health Expenditure Per Capita: Current PPP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.;World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 4, 2025.;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 0.000 2019 | yearly | 2001 - 2019 |
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SE: External Health Expenditure Per Capita: Current Price
SE: External Health Expenditure Per Capita: Current Price data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for 2018. SE: External Health Expenditure Per Capita: Current Price data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Dec 2001 (Median) to 2019, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 USD mn in 2019 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 2019. SE: External Health Expenditure Per Capita: Current Price data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.;World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 4, 2025.;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 0.000 2019 | yearly | 2001 - 2019 |
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SE: External Health Expenditure: % of Current Health Expenditure
SE: External Health Expenditure: % of Current Health Expenditure data was reported at 0.000 % in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 % for 2018. SE: External Health Expenditure: % of Current Health Expenditure data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 % from Dec 2001 (Median) to 2019, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 % in 2019 and a record low of 0.000 % in 2019. SE: External Health Expenditure: % of Current Health Expenditure data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.;World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 4, 2025.;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 0.000 2019 | yearly | 2001 - 2019 |
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SE: Prevalence of Anemia among Children: % of Children Aged 6-59 Months
SE: Prevalence of Anemia among Children: % of Children Aged 6-59 Months data was reported at 14.600 % in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 14.200 % for 2018. SE: Prevalence of Anemia among Children: % of Children Aged 6-59 Months data is updated yearly, averaging 12.250 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2019, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.600 % in 2019 and a record low of 12.100 % in 2010. SE: Prevalence of Anemia among Children: % of Children Aged 6-59 Months data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Prevalence of anemia, children ages 6-59 months, is the percentage of children ages 6-59 months whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter, adjusted for altitude.;World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics.;Weighted average;Anemia is defined as a low blood haemoglobin concentration. Anaemia may result from a number of causes, with the most significant contributor being iron deficiency. Anaemia resulting from iron deficiency adversely affects cognitive and motor development and causes fatigue and low productivity. Children under age 5 and pregnant women have the highest risk for anemia.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 14.600 2019 | yearly | 2000 - 2019 |
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SE: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: % of Adults
SE: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: % of Adults data was reported at 22.700 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 23.300 % for 2021. SE: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: % of Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 30.850 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2022, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 46.500 % in 2000 and a record low of 22.700 % in 2022. SE: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: % of Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of the population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.;World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).;Weighted average;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 3.a.1 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/]. Previous indicator name: Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) The previous indicator excluded smokeless tobacco use, while the current indicator includes. The indicator name and definition were updated in December, 2020.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 24.000 2020 | yearly | 2000 - 2020 |
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SE: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Females: % of Female Adults
SE: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Females: % of Female Adults data was reported at 16.400 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 17.200 % for 2021. SE: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Females: % of Female Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 24.600 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2022, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 41.200 % in 2000 and a record low of 16.400 % in 2022. SE: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Females: % of Female Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of the female population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.;World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).;Weighted average;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 3.a.1 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/]. Previous indicator name: Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) The previous indicator excluded smokeless tobacco use, while the current indicator includes it. The indicator name and definition were updated in December, 2020.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 18.200 2020 | yearly | 2000 - 2020 |
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SE: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Males: % of Male Adults
SE: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Males: % of Male Adults data was reported at 28.900 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 29.500 % for 2021. SE: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Males: % of Male Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 37.100 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2022, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 51.900 % in 2000 and a record low of 28.900 % in 2022. SE: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Males: % of Male Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of the male population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.;World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).;Weighted average;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 3.a.1 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/]. Previous indicator name: Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) The previous indicator excluded smokeless tobacco use, while the current indicator includes it. The indicator name and definition were updated in December, 2020.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 29.800 2020 | yearly | 2000 - 2020 |
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SE: Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population
SE: Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data was reported at 5.300 % in 2020. This stayed constant from the previous number of 5.300 % for 2019. SE: Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data is updated yearly, averaging 5.300 % from Dec 2015 (Median) to 2020, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.700 % in 2018 and a record low of 4.500 % in 2015. SE: Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as moderately or severely food insecure. A household is classified as moderately or severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to low quality diets and might have been forced to also reduce the quantity of food they would normally eat because of a lack of money or other resources.;Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO);;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 5.300 2020 | yearly | 2015 - 2020 |
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SE: Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population
SE: Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data was reported at 1.300 % in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.200 % for 2019. SE: Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data is updated yearly, averaging 1.100 % from Dec 2015 (Median) to 2020, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.300 % in 2020 and a record low of 0.800 % in 2015. SE: Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as severely food insecure. A household is classified as severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to several of the most severe experiences described in the FIES questions, such as to have been forced to reduce the quantity of the food, to have skipped meals, having gone hungry, or having to go for a whole day without eating because of a lack of money or other resources.;Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO);;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 1.300 2020 | yearly | 2015 - 2020 |
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SE: Unmet Need for Contraception: % of Married Women Aged 15-49
SE: Unmet Need for Contraception: % of Married Women Aged 15-49 data was reported at 8.500 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 6.500 % for 2013. SE: Unmet Need for Contraception: % of Married Women Aged 15-49 data is updated yearly, averaging 7.500 % from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2017, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.500 % in 2017 and a record low of 6.500 % in 2013. SE: Unmet Need for Contraception: % of Married Women Aged 15-49 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Unmet need for contraception is the percentage of fertile, married women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.;Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division.;Weighted average;Unmet need for contraception measures the capacity women have in achieving their desired family size and birth spacing. Many couples in developing countries want to limit or postpone childbearing but are not using effective contraception. These couples have an unmet need for contraception. Common reasons are lack of knowledge about contraceptive methods and concerns about possible side effects.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 8.500 2017 | yearly | 2013 - 2017 |