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NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by death rate

Västernorrlands län had the highest death rate of 21 areas in 2017, at 12 per 1,000 inhabitants. Stockholms län had the lowest, at 6.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Sweden was 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest12Västernorrlands län
Lowest6.9Stockholms län
Median9.921 areas
Sweden9.1History

All areas, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

Västernorrlands länVästernorrlands län: 12 per 1,000 inhabitants12Gävleborgs länGävleborgs län: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Jämtlands länJämtlands län: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Kalmar länKalmar län: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Norrbottens länNorrbottens län: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Blekinge länBlekinge län: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants11.2Värmlands länVärmlands län: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants11.2Dalarnas länDalarnas län: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8Gotlands länGotlands län: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Södermanlands länSödermanlands län: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Jönköpings länJönköpings län: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants9.9Västmanlands länVästmanlands län: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants9.9Kronobergs länKronobergs län: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Örebro länÖrebro län: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Västerbottens länVästerbottens län: 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants9.7Östergötlands länÖstergötlands län: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants9.6Hallands länHallands län: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitants9.4Västra Götalands länVästra Götalands län: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants9.1Skåne länSkåne län: 9 per 1,000 inhabitants9Uppsala länUppsala län: 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants7.7Stockholms länStockholms län: 6.9 per 1,000 inhabitants6.9
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2017
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2016
1Västernorrlands län12+0.2 pts
2Gävleborgs län11.5+0.4 pts
3Jämtlands län11.4+0.3 pts
3Kalmar län11.4-0.2 pts
3Norrbottens län11.4+0.2 pts
6Blekinge län11.20 pts
6Värmlands län11.2-0.3 pts
8Dalarnas län10.8-0.3 pts
9Gotlands län10.7-0.4 pts
10Södermanlands län10.2-0.1 pts
11Jönköpings län9.9+0.6 pts
11Västmanlands län9.9-0.3 pts
13Kronobergs län9.8+0.6 pts
13Örebro län9.8-0.4 pts
15Västerbottens län9.7-0.2 pts
16Östergötlands län9.6+0.1 pts
17Hallands län9.4+0.2 pts
18Västra Götalands län9.10 pts
19Skåne län9-0.1 pts
20Uppsala län7.70 pts
21Stockholms län6.9-0.2 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 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Stockholms län, with 6.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017.

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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