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NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by death rate

Västernorrlands län had the highest death rate of 21 areas in 2021, at 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Stockholms län had the lowest, at 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Sweden was 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest11.8Västernorrlands län
Lowest6.5Stockholms län
Median10.121 areas
Sweden8.8History

All areas, 2021

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Västernorrlands länVästernorrlands län: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8Norrbottens länNorrbottens län: 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants11.6Värmlands länVärmlands län: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Gävleborgs länGävleborgs län: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Blekinge länBlekinge län: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants11.2Kalmar länKalmar län: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Dalarnas länDalarnas län: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6Jämtlands länJämtlands län: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6Gotlands länGotlands län: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Södermanlands länSödermanlands län: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Västerbottens länVästerbottens län: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Västmanlands länVästmanlands län: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Kronobergs länKronobergs län: 9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants9.3Örebro länÖrebro län: 9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants9.3Östergötlands länÖstergötlands län: 9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants9.3Jönköpings länJönköpings län: 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants9.2Skåne länSkåne län: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Hallands länHallands län: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants8.8Västra Götalands länVästra Götalands län: 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants8.7Uppsala länUppsala län: 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants7.6Stockholms länStockholms län: 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitants6.5
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2021
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2020
1Västernorrlands län11.8-0.8 pts
2Norrbottens län11.6-0.5 pts
3Värmlands län11.5+0.3 pts
4Gävleborgs län11.4-0.5 pts
5Blekinge län11.2-0.1 pts
6Kalmar län10.7-0.8 pts
7Dalarnas län10.6-0.9 pts
7Jämtlands län10.6-1.1 pts
9Gotlands län10.4-0.5 pts
10Södermanlands län10.2-0.5 pts
11Västerbottens län10.1+0.5 pts
12Västmanlands län9.8-0.8 pts
13Kronobergs län9.3-1.1 pts
13Örebro län9.3-0.6 pts
13Östergötlands län9.3-0.4 pts
16Jönköpings län9.2-0.9 pts
17Skåne län8.9-0.3 pts
18Hallands län8.8-0.3 pts
19Västra Götalands län8.7-0.6 pts
20Uppsala län7.6-0.4 pts
21Stockholms län6.5-1.2 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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Which area has the highest death rate?

Västernorrlands län, with 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Stockholms län, with 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

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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