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NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by death rate

Västernorrlands län had the highest death rate of 21 areas in 2022, at 12.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Stockholms län had the lowest, at 6.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Sweden was 9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest12.2Västernorrlands län
Lowest6.7Stockholms län
Median10.321 areas
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All areas, 2022

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Västernorrlands länVästernorrlands län: 12.2 per 1,000 inhabitants12.2Norrbottens länNorrbottens län: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants11.9Gävleborgs länGävleborgs län: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8Blekinge länBlekinge län: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Kalmar länKalmar län: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Värmlands länVärmlands län: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Jämtlands länJämtlands län: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Dalarnas länDalarnas län: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Västerbottens länVästerbottens län: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5Södermanlands länSödermanlands län: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Västmanlands länVästmanlands län: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Gotlands länGotlands län: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Örebro länÖrebro län: 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants9.7Hallands länHallands län: 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants9.5Kronobergs länKronobergs 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: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants9.1Västra Götalands länVästra Götalands län: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Uppsala länUppsala län: 7.8 per 1,000 inhabitants7.8Stockholms länStockholms län: 6.7 per 1,000 inhabitants6.7
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2022
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2021
1Västernorrlands län12.2+0.4 pts
2Norrbottens län11.9+0.3 pts
3Gävleborgs län11.8+0.4 pts
4Blekinge län11.5+0.3 pts
5Kalmar län11.4+0.7 pts
6Värmlands län11-0.5 pts
7Jämtlands län10.9+0.3 pts
8Dalarnas län10.7+0.1 pts
9Västerbottens län10.5+0.4 pts
10Södermanlands län10.3+0.1 pts
10Västmanlands län10.3+0.5 pts
12Gotlands län10.2-0.2 pts
13Örebro län9.7+0.4 pts
14Hallands län9.5+0.7 pts
15Kronobergs län9.30 pts
15Östergötlands län9.30 pts
17Jönköpings län9.20 pts
18Skåne län9.1+0.2 pts
19Västra Götalands län8.9+0.2 pts
20Uppsala län7.8+0.2 pts
21Stockholms län6.7+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 12.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Stockholms län, with 6.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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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