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NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by death rate

Västernorrlands län had the highest death rate of 21 areas in 2015, at 12.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Stockholms län had the lowest, at 7.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Sweden was 9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest12.4Västernorrlands län
Lowest7.1Stockholms län
Median10.121 areas
Sweden9.3History

All areas, 2015

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Västernorrlands länVästernorrlands län: 12.4 per 1,000 inhabitants12.4Gävleborgs länGävleborgs län: 12 per 1,000 inhabitants12Jämtlands länJämtlands län: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8Värmlands länVärmlands län: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8Kalmar länKalmar län: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7Dalarnas länDalarnas län: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Norrbottens länNorrbottens län: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Gotlands länGotlands län: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Blekinge länBlekinge län: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Södermanlands länSödermanlands län: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Örebro länÖrebro län: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Västerbottens länVästerbottens län: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Västmanlands länVästmanlands län: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants9.9Jönköpings länJönköpings län: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Kronobergs länKronobergs län: 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants9.7Östergötlands länÖstergötlands län: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitants9.4Skåne länSkåne län: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants9.1Västra Götalands länVästra Götalands län: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants9.1Hallands länHallands län: 9 per 1,000 inhabitants9Uppsala länUppsala län: 7.8 per 1,000 inhabitants7.8Stockholms länStockholms län: 7.1 per 1,000 inhabitants7.1
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2015
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2014
1Västernorrlands län12.4+0.4 pts
2Gävleborgs län12+0.5 pts
3Jämtlands län11.80 pts
3Värmlands län11.8+0.7 pts
5Kalmar län11.7+0.4 pts
6Dalarnas län11.3+0.3 pts
6Norrbottens län11.30 pts
8Gotlands län11+1.3 pts
9Blekinge län10.9+0.1 pts
10Södermanlands län10.4+0.5 pts
11Örebro län10.1+0.3 pts
11Västerbottens län10.1+0.3 pts
13Västmanlands län9.9+0.1 pts
14Jönköpings län9.80 pts
15Kronobergs län9.7+0.4 pts
16Östergötlands län9.40 pts
17Skåne län9.1-0.1 pts
17Västra Götalands län9.1+0.1 pts
19Hallands län9-0.4 pts
20Uppsala län7.80 pts
21Stockholms län7.1-0.1 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 12.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Stockholms län, with 7.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015.

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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