Death rate from falls in Sweden
Sweden: Death rate from falls was 10.53 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from falls 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
Sweden recorded 10.53 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from falls in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from falls in Sweden peaked at 11.23 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Sweden 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 32 Luxembourg 10.85 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 33 Austria 10.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Portugal 10.72 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 36 Latvia 10.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 37 Andorra 10.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 38 Thailand 10.2 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Sweden
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,109 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 30 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 66,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 56,430 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 62,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 57,504 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from falls in Sweden?
- Death rate from falls in Sweden was 10.53 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 death rate from falls recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 11.23 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest death rate from falls recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for death rate from falls?
- Sweden ranks 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from falls rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Death rate from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from falls in both sexes, per 100,000 people.