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 2018, at 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Stockholms län had the lowest, at 7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Sweden was 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest11.5Västernorrlands län
Lowest7Stockholms län
Median10.321 areas
Sweden9.1History

All areas, 2018

CSVChart (SVG)

Västernorrlands länVästernorrlands län: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Norrbottens länNorrbottens län: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Kalmar länKalmar län: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants11.2Värmlands länVärmlands län: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Jämtlands länJämtlands län: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Dalarnas länDalarnas län: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Blekinge länBlekinge län: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8Gävleborgs länGävleborgs län: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8Gotlands länGotlands län: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Södermanlands länSödermanlands län: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Västmanlands länVästmanlands län: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Västerbottens länVästerbottens län: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Örebro länÖrebro län: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Kronobergs länKronobergs län: 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants9.7Jönköpings länJönköpings län: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants9.6Östergötlands länÖstergötlands län: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitants9.4Hallands länHallands län: 9 per 1,000 inhabitants9Skåne länSkåne län: 9 per 1,000 inhabitants9Västra Götalands länVästra Götalands län: 9 per 1,000 inhabitants9Uppsala länUppsala län: 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants7.7Stockholms länStockholms län: 7 per 1,000 inhabitants7
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2018
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2017
1Västernorrlands län11.5-0.5 pts
2Norrbottens län11.3-0.1 pts
3Kalmar län11.2-0.2 pts
4Värmlands län11.1-0.1 pts
5Jämtlands län11-0.4 pts
6Dalarnas län10.9+0.1 pts
7Blekinge län10.8-0.4 pts
7Gävleborgs län10.8-0.7 pts
9Gotlands län10.3-0.4 pts
9Södermanlands län10.3+0.1 pts
9Västmanlands län10.3+0.4 pts
12Västerbottens län10.2+0.5 pts
13Örebro län9.80 pts
14Kronobergs län9.7-0.1 pts
15Jönköpings län9.6-0.3 pts
16Östergötlands län9.4-0.2 pts
17Hallands län9-0.4 pts
17Skåne län90 pts
17Västra Götalands län9-0.1 pts
20Uppsala län7.70 pts
21Stockholms län7+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 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Stockholms län, with 7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.

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