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NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by deaths

Stockholms län had the highest deaths of 21 areas in 2017, at 15,835. Gotlands län had the lowest, at 621. The median was 2,943 and the figure for Sweden was 91,972. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest15,835Stockholms län
Lowest621Gotlands län
Median2,94321 areas
Sweden91,972History

All areas, 2017

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Stockholms länStockholms län: 15,835 count15,835Västra Götalands länVästra Götalands län: 15,342 count15,342Skåne länSkåne län: 12,060 count12,060Östergötlands länÖstergötlands län: 4,377 count4,377Jönköpings länJönköpings län: 3,501 count3,501Gävleborgs länGävleborgs län: 3,266 count3,266Värmlands länVärmlands län: 3,132 count3,132Dalarnas länDalarnas län: 3,091 count3,091Hallands länHallands län: 3,026 count3,026Södermanlands länSödermanlands län: 2,968 count2,968Västernorrlands länVästernorrlands län: 2,943 count2,943Örebro länÖrebro län: 2,915 count2,915Norrbottens länNorrbottens län: 2,863 count2,863Uppsala länUppsala län: 2,829 count2,829Kalmar länKalmar län: 2,765 count2,765Västmanlands länVästmanlands län: 2,670 count2,670Västerbottens länVästerbottens län: 2,602 count2,602Kronobergs länKronobergs län: 1,922 count1,922Blekinge länBlekinge län: 1,775 count1,775Jämtlands länJämtlands län: 1,469 count1,469Gotlands länGotlands län: 621 count621
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2017
count		Change on 2016
1Stockholms län15,835-0.5%
2Västra Götalands län15,342+1.7%
3Skåne län12,060+1%
4Östergötlands län4,377+3%
5Jönköpings län3,501+8%
6Gävleborgs län3,266+3.6%
7Värmlands län3,132-2%
8Dalarnas län3,091-1.9%
9Hallands län3,026+3.2%
10Södermanlands län2,968+0.4%
11Västernorrlands län2,943+2.3%
12Örebro län2,915-2.9%
13Norrbottens län2,863+1.8%
14Uppsala län2,829+3%
15Kalmar län2,765-0.4%
16Västmanlands län2,670-1.7%
17Västerbottens län2,602-0.3%
18Kronobergs län1,922+8%
19Blekinge län1,775+0.5%
20Jämtlands län1,469+2.9%
21Gotlands län621-3.1%

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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 15,835 in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest deaths?

Gotlands län, with 621 in 2017.

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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