Data / Rankings / Crude death rate / NUTS 3 areas of Sweden

NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by death rate

Västernorrlands län had the highest death rate of 21 areas in 2014, at 12 per 1,000 inhabitants. Stockholms län had the lowest, at 7.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Sweden was 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest12Västernorrlands län
Lowest7.2Stockholms län
Median9.821 areas
Sweden9.2History

All areas, 2014

CSVChart (SVG)

Västernorrlands länVästernorrlands län: 12 per 1,000 inhabitants12Jämtlands länJämtlands län: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8Gävleborgs länGävleborgs län: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Kalmar länKalmar län: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Norrbottens länNorrbottens län: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Värmlands länVärmlands län: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Dalarnas länDalarnas län: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Blekinge länBlekinge län: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8Södermanlands länSödermanlands län: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants9.9Jönköpings länJönköpings län: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Örebro länÖrebro län: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Västerbottens länVästerbottens län: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Västmanlands länVästmanlands län: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Gotlands länGotlands län: 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants9.7Hallands länHallands län: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitants9.4Östergötlands länÖstergötlands län: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitants9.4Kronobergs länKronobergs län: 9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants9.3Skåne länSkåne län: 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants9.2Västra Götalands länVästra Götalands län: 9 per 1,000 inhabitants9Uppsala länUppsala län: 7.8 per 1,000 inhabitants7.8Stockholms länStockholms län: 7.2 per 1,000 inhabitants7.2
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2014
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2013
1Västernorrlands län120 pts
2Jämtlands län11.8-0.2 pts
3Gävleborgs län11.50 pts
4Kalmar län11.3-0.3 pts
4Norrbottens län11.3+0.2 pts
6Värmlands län11.1-0.6 pts
7Dalarnas län11-0.4 pts
8Blekinge län10.8-0.1 pts
9Södermanlands län9.9-0.4 pts
10Jönköpings län9.80 pts
10Örebro län9.8-1.1 pts
10Västerbottens län9.8-0.7 pts
10Västmanlands län9.8+0.1 pts
14Gotlands län9.7-1.8 pts
15Hallands län9.4+0.1 pts
15Östergötlands län9.4-0.5 pts
17Kronobergs län9.3-0.8 pts
18Skåne län9.2-0.4 pts
19Västra Götalands län9-0.3 pts
20Uppsala län7.8-0.1 pts
21Stockholms län7.2+0.1 pts

Other periods

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.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by death rate using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"crude_death_rate","level":"province","within":"Sweden","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=crude_death_rate&level=province&within=Sweden&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which area has the highest death rate?

Västernorrlands län, with 12 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Stockholms län, with 7.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2014.

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.

Crude death rate: other rankings

NUTS 3 areas of Sweden: more rankings