Causes of mortality in Sweden
Sweden: Causes of mortality was 91,364 Deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Causes of mortality in Sweden, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for causes of mortality in Sweden is 91,364 Deaths, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Sweden peaked at 98,594 Deaths in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73,555 Deaths, in 1961.
Sweden ranks 25th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Causes of mortality in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75,093 Deaths | — |
| 1961 | 73,555 Deaths | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 76,791 Deaths | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 76,460 Deaths | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 76,661 Deaths | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 78,194 Deaths | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 78,440 Deaths | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 79,783 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 82,532 Deaths | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 83,306 Deaths | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 80,023 Deaths | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 82,734 Deaths | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 84,051 Deaths | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 85,632 Deaths | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 86,305 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 88,202 Deaths | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 90,671 Deaths | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 88,184 Deaths | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 89,669 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 91,060 Deaths | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 91,795 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 92,030 Deaths | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 90,666 Deaths | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 90,783 Deaths | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 90,467 Deaths | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 94,013 Deaths | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 93,268 Deaths | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 93,315 Deaths | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 96,756 Deaths | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 92,094 Deaths | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 95,142 Deaths | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 94,936 Deaths | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 94,226 Deaths | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 96,659 Deaths | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 91,450 Deaths | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 93,641 Deaths | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 93,815 Deaths | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 93,349 Deaths | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 93,628 Deaths | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 95,076 Deaths | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 93,516 Deaths | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 93,808 Deaths | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 95,071 Deaths | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 93,003 Deaths | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 91,079 Deaths | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 91,775 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 91,271 Deaths | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 91,820 Deaths | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 91,542 Deaths | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 90,177 Deaths | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 90,519 Deaths | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 89,941 Deaths | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 91,990 Deaths | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 90,505 Deaths | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 89,062 Deaths | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 91,002 Deaths | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 91,071 Deaths | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 92,075 Deaths | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 92,250 Deaths | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 89,203 Deaths | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 98,594 Deaths | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 92,079 Deaths | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 94,823 Deaths | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 94,504 Deaths | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 91,364 Deaths | -3.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 91,364 Deaths is below the median for high income countries, which is 115,390 Deaths, 79% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 91,364 Deaths is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 111,294 Deaths, 82% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78,082 Deaths | 73,555 Deaths | 83,306 Deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 86,653 Deaths | 80,023 Deaths | 91,060 Deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 92,519 Deaths | 90,467 Deaths | 96,756 Deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 94,192 Deaths | 91,450 Deaths | 96,659 Deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 92,306 Deaths | 90,177 Deaths | 95,071 Deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 90,762 Deaths | 89,062 Deaths | 92,250 Deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 94,273 Deaths | 91,364 Deaths | 98,594 Deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of mortality in Sweden?
- Causes of mortality in Sweden was 91,364 Deaths in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 98,594 Deaths in 2020.
- What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,555 Deaths in 1961.
- How does Sweden rank for causes of mortality?
- Sweden ranks 25th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.