Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sweden
Sweden: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.8804 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.8804 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
79th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.06 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2002
All-time low
0.8651 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sweden, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sweden is 0.8804 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sweden peaked at 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8651 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
That places Sweden 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sweden, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9916 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.969 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9643 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9495 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9624 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9381 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9139 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9371 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.915 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9155 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9077 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8651 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9477 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8804 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.969 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9269 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8651 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9643 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.914 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8804 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9477 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 76 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.884 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 77 Philippines 0.8833 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 78 Tuvalu 0.8807 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 80 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.8787 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 81 Guinea 0.8762 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 82 Mexico 0.8683 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sweden?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sweden was 0.8804 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8651 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Sweden ranks 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.