Suicides in the counties of Sweden

This page reports the occurrence of both suicides and deaths with undetermined intent in the counties of Sweden.

Suicide rate

In this section we present the number of suicides per 100,000 inhabitants (suicide rate) in the counties of Sweden over the past five years (2020-2024). Persons 15+ years. The numbers include deaths with determined and undetermined intent.

Suicide rates (deaths with determined and undetermined intent) in the counties of Sweden over the past five years (2020–2024).
Mean20202021202220232024
Sweden17,517,017,618,318,416,4
Blekinge county19,519,618,124,118,816,6
Dalarna county21,324,722,121,722,115,8
Gotland county15,615,819,513,59,719,3
Gävleborg county19,220,419,220,018,717,9
Halland county15,515,312,617,118,414,1
Jämtland county24,723,022,918,232,627,0
Jönköping county16,512,417,117,918,816,4
Kalmar county18,319,021,417,416,916,9
Kronoberg county18,120,616,921,616,714,9
Norrbotten county19,916,622,720,820,918,5
Skåne county18,117,418,421,617,915,3
Stockholm county15,616,215,015,117,114,8
Södermanland county17,616,016,319,019,317,6
Uppsala county17,615,515,818,917,720,2
Värmland county21,219,922,419,423,920,5
Västerbotten county15,315,910,517,914,717,5
Västernorrland county18,012,725,020,116,216,2
Västmanland county17,316,217,915,223,713,3
Västra Götaland county17,617,618,318,715,617,8
Örebro county16,613,118,217,026,38,6
Östergötland county19,016,918,618,223,018,6

Ranked

Suicide rate (deaths per 100,000 inhabitants) in the counties of Sweden. Persons 15+ years. The numbers include both deaths with determined and undetermined intent. Ranked according to average suicide rate 2020-2024.

Suicide rates (deaths with determined and undetermined intent) in the counties of Sweden over the past five years (2020–2024).
Mean, ranked
Västerbotten county15,3
Halland county15,5
Gotland county15,6
Stockholm county15,6
Jönköping county16,5
Örebro county16,6
Västmanland county17,3
Sweden17,5
Uppsala county17,6
Västra Götaland county17,6
Södermanland county17,6
Västernorrland county18,0
Skåne county18,1
Kronoberg county18,1
Kalmar county18,3
Östergötland county19,0
Gävleborg county19,2
Blekinge county19,5
Norrbotten county19,9
Värmland county21,2
Dalarna county21,3
Jämtland county24,7

Data source

The statistics were retrieved from the National Board of Health and Welfare and have been processed by NASP [2025-09-18].

Statistics for the years before 2024 (i.e. 2023 and earlier) have been adjusted retroactively by the National Board of Health and Welfare, and may therefore deviate from previously presented numbers. 

Contact

If you have questions about the statistics or have other questions, please contact nasp[@]ki.se