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NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by death rate, 2024

Västernorrlands län had the highest death rate of 21 areas in 2024, at 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Stockholms län had the lowest, at 6.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Sweden was 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest11.9Västernorrlands län
Lowest6.3Stockholms län
Median9.921 areas
Sweden8.6History

All areas, 2024

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Västernorrlands länVästernorrlands län: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants11.9Norrbottens länNorrbottens län: 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants11.6Blekinge länBlekinge län: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Gävleborgs länGävleborgs län: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Gotlands länGotlands län: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Värmlands länVärmlands län: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Dalarnas länDalarnas län: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Kalmar länKalmar län: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Jämtlands länJämtlands län: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Södermanlands länSödermanlands län: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Västerbottens länVästerbottens län: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants9.9Västmanlands länVästmanlands län: 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants9.7Örebro länÖrebro län: 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants9.2Kronobergs länKronobergs län: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants9.1Hallands länHallands län: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Östergötlands länÖstergötlands län: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Jönköpings länJönköpings län: 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants8.7Skåne länSkåne län: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants8.6Västra Götalands länVästra Götalands län: 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants8.5Uppsala länUppsala län: 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants7.6Stockholms länStockholms län: 6.3 per 1,000 inhabitants6.3
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2024
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2023
1Västernorrlands län11.9+0.2 pts
2Norrbottens län11.6-0.5 pts
3Blekinge län11.3-0.2 pts
3Gävleborgs län11.3+0.1 pts
5Gotlands län11+0.1 pts
5Värmlands län11-0.4 pts
7Dalarnas län10.9-0.1 pts
7Kalmar län10.9-0.8 pts
9Jämtlands län10.3-0.6 pts
10Södermanlands län10.2-0.4 pts
11Västerbottens län9.9+0.3 pts
12Västmanlands län9.7-0.2 pts
13Örebro län9.2-0.9 pts
14Kronobergs län9.10 pts
15Hallands län8.9-0.4 pts
15Östergötlands län8.9-0.2 pts
17Jönköpings län8.7-0.9 pts
18Skåne län8.6-0.3 pts
19Västra Götalands län8.5-0.4 pts
20Uppsala län7.60 pts
21Stockholms län6.3-0.3 pts

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About this ranking

Deaths per 1,000 residents during the year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Crude death rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which area has the highest death rate?

Västernorrlands län, with 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Stockholms län, with 6.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Crude death rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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