HSPM Sweden 2023

Sweden’s tax-funded health system provides coverage for nearly everyone who lives or works in the country. The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs,...

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Health Systems in Transition, Vol. 25 No. 4

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This 2025 edition of the Country Health Profile presents a succinct analysis of health status in the country; health determinants and risk factors; the...

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Contributors

Authors

Anders Anell
Nils Janlöv
Anna Häger Glenngård

Editors

Sherry Merkur

THE HSPM Network

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Vårdanalys, Swedish Agency for Health and Care Services Analysis

https://www.vardanalys.se/in-english/

University of Lund

https://www.lusem.lu.se/

Country updates

Strengthened support for older people and their relatives and close persons

New national support to improve skills and workforce supply in the healthcare sector

A new National Cancer Strategy

Strengthened legislation for patients with reduced decision-making capacity in healthcare

Policy Analyses

Responsibility for healthcare to remain in the regions

Increased regulation of voluntary health insurance in order to avoid negative effects on public care

More Information on this country

Resources

Sweden: health system summary 2024

Sweden: health system review 2023

Sweden: Country Health Profile 2025

Contributors

THE HSPM Network

Country updates

Strengthened support for older people and their relatives and close persons Strengthened support for older people and their relatives and close persons

New national support to improve skills and workforce supply in the healthcare sector New national support to improve skills and workforce supply in the healthcare sector

A new National Cancer Strategy A new National Cancer Strategy

Strengthened legislation for patients with reduced decision-making capacity in healthcare Strengthened legislation for patients with reduced decision-making capacity in healthcare

Policy Analyses

Responsibility for healthcare to remain in the regions Responsibility for healthcare to remain in the regions

Increased regulation of voluntary health insurance in order to avoid negative effects on public care Increased regulation of voluntary health insurance in order to avoid negative effects on public care

More Information on this country

Resources

Sweden: health system summary 2024

Sweden: health system review 2023

Sweden: Country Health Profile 2025

Contributors

THE HSPM Network

Strengthened support for older people and their relatives and close persons

New national support to improve skills and workforce supply in the healthcare sector

A new National Cancer Strategy

Strengthened legislation for patients with reduced decision-making capacity in healthcare

Responsibility for healthcare to remain in the regions

Increased regulation of voluntary health insurance in order to avoid negative effects on public care