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NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by deaths

Stockholms län had the highest deaths of 21 areas in 2016, at 15,913. Gotlands län had the lowest, at 641. The median was 2,933 and the figure for Sweden was 90,982. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest15,913Stockholms län
Lowest641Gotlands län
Median2,93321 areas
Sweden90,982History

All areas, 2016

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Stockholms länStockholms län: 15,913 count15,913Västra Götalands länVästra Götalands län: 15,088 count15,088Skåne länSkåne län: 11,946 count11,946Östergötlands länÖstergötlands län: 4,248 count4,248Jönköpings länJönköpings län: 3,243 count3,243Värmlands länVärmlands län: 3,197 count3,197Gävleborgs länGävleborgs län: 3,154 count3,154Dalarnas länDalarnas län: 3,151 count3,151Örebro länÖrebro län: 3,001 count3,001Södermanlands länSödermanlands län: 2,957 count2,957Hallands länHallands län: 2,933 count2,933Västernorrlands länVästernorrlands län: 2,877 count2,877Norrbottens länNorrbottens län: 2,813 count2,813Kalmar länKalmar län: 2,776 count2,776Uppsala länUppsala län: 2,746 count2,746Västmanlands länVästmanlands län: 2,715 count2,715Västerbottens länVästerbottens län: 2,610 count2,610Kronobergs länKronobergs län: 1,780 count1,780Blekinge länBlekinge län: 1,766 count1,766Jämtlands länJämtlands län: 1,427 count1,427Gotlands länGotlands län: 641 count641
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2016
count		Change on 2015
1Stockholms län15,913+0.5%
2Västra Götalands län15,088+0.7%
3Skåne län11,946+1.3%
4Östergötlands län4,248+2.2%
5Jönköpings län3,243-4.4%
6Värmlands län3,197-1.6%
7Gävleborgs län3,154-6.4%
8Dalarnas län3,151-0.7%
9Örebro län3,001+2.1%
10Södermanlands län2,957+1.2%
11Hallands län2,933+4.8%
12Västernorrlands län2,877-4.6%
13Norrbottens län2,813-0.4%
14Kalmar län2,776+0.1%
15Uppsala län2,746-0.3%
16Västmanlands län2,715+4.1%
17Västerbottens län2,610-2%
18Kronobergs län1,780-3.7%
19Blekinge län1,766+4.7%
20Jämtlands län1,427-4.9%
21Gotlands län641+2.1%

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About this ranking

Deaths of residents in the area 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. Deaths during the year 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 deaths?

Stockholms län, with 15,913 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest deaths?

Gotlands län, with 641 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Deaths during the year by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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