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Effective healthcare means that the mortality rate from diseases that can be treated goes down in Sweden. At the same time, more and more people are affected by both cancer and obesity.
Preventive work needs to be prioritized even more strongly, writes the National Board of Health and Welfare in a new report.
Basic health in Sweden is still good in an international comparison, shows a new report by the National Board of Health and Welfare.
The proportion who live five years after a cancer diagnosis has increased, and health care claims are decreasing.
At the same time, the number of people affected by obesity, or obesity, has tripled among adults since the 1980s and fivefold among children. The number of cancer cases is increasing, both in the number of individuals and in the number of tumors.
– Healthcare is good at treating both heart attacks and cancer with drugs and various types of surgical intervention. What can further positively affect development is if we can also prevent illness, says Ingrid Schmidt, project manager for the report.
More work preventively
In the wake of the pandemic, the National Board of Health and Welfare sees that many countries are now working on health promotion and prevention work.
– Among other things, because it was clearly seen that those who did best during the pandemic were those who were in good health right from the start. The general health of the population is very important to be able to cope with this kind of crisis that the pandemic posed, says Ingrid Schmidt.
Offers health talks
A measure that more regions are now introducing is preventive health talks. In 2022, 13 out of 21 regions offered such calls, and another 5 have decided to introduce them.
Another concern is long waiting times for children and young people with mental illness. The percentage who received a first visit within 30 days to child and youth psychiatry, BUP, has decreased from 82.2 percent in 2015 to 50.7 percent in 2022.
– It is worrying, with children and young people who do not receive care in time, says Ingrid Schmidt.
Facts
Some results from the report
Mortality from preventable and treatable diseases has decreased from 59 to 49 people per 100,000 inhabitants between 2013 and 2021.
The percentage who live five years after a cancer diagnosis has increased from 54.6 percent to 62.8 percent in the last decade.
Currently, it is estimated that around 1.3 million people aged 16–84 are obese, or obese, and around 80,000 children aged 4–15.
Source: The state and development in healthcare and dental care.
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