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.
| Mean | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sweden | 17,5 | 17,0 | 17,6 | 18,3 | 18,4 | 16,4 |
Blekinge county | 19,5 | 19,6 | 18,1 | 24,1 | 18,8 | 16,6 |
Dalarna county | 21,3 | 24,7 | 22,1 | 21,7 | 22,1 | 15,8 |
Gotland county | 15,6 | 15,8 | 19,5 | 13,5 | 9,7 | 19,3 |
Gävleborg county | 19,2 | 20,4 | 19,2 | 20,0 | 18,7 | 17,9 |
Halland county | 15,5 | 15,3 | 12,6 | 17,1 | 18,4 | 14,1 |
Jämtland county | 24,7 | 23,0 | 22,9 | 18,2 | 32,6 | 27,0 |
Jönköping county | 16,5 | 12,4 | 17,1 | 17,9 | 18,8 | 16,4 |
Kalmar county | 18,3 | 19,0 | 21,4 | 17,4 | 16,9 | 16,9 |
Kronoberg county | 18,1 | 20,6 | 16,9 | 21,6 | 16,7 | 14,9 |
Norrbotten county | 19,9 | 16,6 | 22,7 | 20,8 | 20,9 | 18,5 |
Skåne county | 18,1 | 17,4 | 18,4 | 21,6 | 17,9 | 15,3 |
Stockholm county | 15,6 | 16,2 | 15,0 | 15,1 | 17,1 | 14,8 |
Södermanland county | 17,6 | 16,0 | 16,3 | 19,0 | 19,3 | 17,6 |
Uppsala county | 17,6 | 15,5 | 15,8 | 18,9 | 17,7 | 20,2 |
Värmland county | 21,2 | 19,9 | 22,4 | 19,4 | 23,9 | 20,5 |
Västerbotten county | 15,3 | 15,9 | 10,5 | 17,9 | 14,7 | 17,5 |
Västernorrland county | 18,0 | 12,7 | 25,0 | 20,1 | 16,2 | 16,2 |
Västmanland county | 17,3 | 16,2 | 17,9 | 15,2 | 23,7 | 13,3 |
Västra Götaland county | 17,6 | 17,6 | 18,3 | 18,7 | 15,6 | 17,8 |
Örebro county | 16,6 | 13,1 | 18,2 | 17,0 | 26,3 | 8,6 |
Östergötland county | 19,0 | 16,9 | 18,6 | 18,2 | 23,0 | 18,6 |
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.
Mean, ranked | |
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Västerbotten county | 15,3 |
Halland county | 15,5 |
Gotland county | 15,6 |
Stockholm county | 15,6 |
Jönköping county | 16,5 |
Örebro county | 16,6 |
Västmanland county | 17,3 |
Sweden | 17,5 |
Uppsala county | 17,6 |
Västra Götaland county | 17,6 |
Södermanland county | 17,6 |
Västernorrland county | 18,0 |
Skåne county | 18,1 |
Kronoberg county | 18,1 |
Kalmar county | 18,3 |
Östergötland county | 19,0 |
Gävleborg county | 19,2 |
Blekinge county | 19,5 |
Norrbotten county | 19,9 |
Värmland county | 21,2 |
Dalarna county | 21,3 |
Jämtland county | 24,7 |
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
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