# Inflation: health: Sweden

> Inflation: health in Sweden was -5.9 % (September 2026).

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Latest value | -5.9 % |
| Period | September 2026 (2026M09) |
| Change vs a year earlier | -8.5 percentage points |
| Frequency | month |

## Definition

Annual change in the CPI for health, in percent (same month a year earlier).

## Recent periods

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | -5.9 |
| August 2026 | -6.2 |
| July 2026 | -6.4 |
| June 2026 | -4.7 |
| May 2026 | -5.3 |
| April 2026 | -5.3 |
| March 2026 | -4.6 |
| February 2026 | -4.1 |
| January 2026 | -4.9 |
| December 2025 | 2.8 |
| November 2025 | 3.0 |
| October 2025 | 2.3 |

## Checks

Status: verified, 2026-10-31
- ok: range: latest 2026M09 = -5.9, allowed -15..40
- ok: yoy_from_index: 2026M09: reported -5.9, recomputed -5.93
- ok: fresh: latest 2026M09 ends 31 days ago, max 90

## Source and use

Data: Statistics Sweden (SCB), table TAB6597, processed by SwedenMetrics.

Data licence: CC0. Feel free to cite with a link to the page.

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