Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Sweden
Sweden: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 10.7 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Sweden, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 10.7 for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in 2021.
That represents a change of down 26.9% on the previous year and up 103.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Sweden peaked at 14.64 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.54, in 2004.
That places Sweden 139th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.49 | — |
| 2001 | 4.83 | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 5.24 | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 5.06 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 4.54 | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 5.14 | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 4.6 | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 4.92 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 5.11 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 5.31 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 4.55 | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 5.27 | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 5.59 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 5.76 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 5.05 | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 5.87 | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 5.26 | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 5.6 | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 6.08 | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 5.45 | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 14.64 | +168.7% |
| 2021 | 10.7 | -26.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 10.7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.66, 73% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 10.7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.75, 73% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +168.7% | 5.45 | 14.64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.02 | 4.54 | 5.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.45 | 4.55 | 6.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.67 | 10.7 | 14.64 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Sweden?
- Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Sweden was 10.7 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 14.64 in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.54 in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
- Sweden ranks 139th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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