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NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by death rate

Norrbottens län had the highest death rate of 21 areas in 2023, at 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Stockholms län had the lowest, at 6.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Sweden was 9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest12.1Norrbottens län
Lowest6.6Stockholms län
Median10.121 areas
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All areas, 2023

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Norrbottens länNorrbottens län: 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitants12.1Kalmar länKalmar län: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7Västernorrlands länVästernorrlands län: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7Blekinge länBlekinge län: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Värmlands länVärmlands län: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Gävleborgs länGävleborgs län: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants11.2Dalarnas länDalarnas län: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Gotlands länGotlands län: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Jämtlands länJämtlands län: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Södermanlands länSödermanlands län: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6Örebro länÖrebro län: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Västmanlands länVästmanlands län: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants9.9Jönköpings länJönköpings län: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants9.6Västerbottens länVästerbottens län: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants9.6Hallands länHallands län: 9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants9.3Kronobergs länKronobergs län: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants9.1Östergötlands länÖstergötlands län: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants9.1Skåne länSkåne län: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Västra Götalands länVästra Götalands län: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Uppsala länUppsala län: 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants7.6Stockholms länStockholms län: 6.6 per 1,000 inhabitants6.6
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Norrbottens län12.1+0.2 pts
2Kalmar län11.7+0.3 pts
2Västernorrlands län11.7-0.5 pts
4Blekinge län11.50 pts
5Värmlands län11.4+0.4 pts
6Gävleborgs län11.2-0.6 pts
7Dalarnas län11+0.3 pts
8Gotlands län10.9+0.7 pts
8Jämtlands län10.90 pts
10Södermanlands län10.6+0.3 pts
11Örebro län10.1+0.4 pts
12Västmanlands län9.9-0.4 pts
13Jönköpings län9.6+0.4 pts
13Västerbottens län9.6-0.9 pts
15Hallands län9.3-0.2 pts
16Kronobergs län9.1-0.2 pts
16Östergötlands län9.1-0.2 pts
18Skåne län8.9-0.2 pts
18Västra Götalands län8.90 pts
20Uppsala län7.6-0.2 pts
21Stockholms län6.6-0.1 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?

Norrbottens län, with 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Stockholms län, with 6.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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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