Suicide 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
Suicide rates (deaths with determined and undetermined intent) in the counties of Sweden over the past five years (2017-2021). Persons 15+ years
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | Mean | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 17,4 | 16,8 | 19,0 | 18,8 | 18,6 | 18,3 |
| Stockholm county | 14,7 | 16,1 | 17,0 | 18,7 | 17,0 | 17,2 |
| Uppsala county | 15,8 | 14,8 | 19,9 | 17,0 | 17,0 | 17,2 |
| Södermanland county | 16,3 | 15,6 | 20,2 | 22,5 | 16,4 | 18,7 |
| Östergötland county | 18,1 | 16,9 | 17,8 | 16,3 | 16,2 | 16,8 |
| Jönköping county | 17,1 | 12,1 | 20,3 | 18,4 | 19,3 | 17,5 |
| Kronoberg county | 16,9 | 20,6 | 20,1 | 21,5 | 14,9 | 19,3 |
| Kalmar county | 21,4 | 19,0 | 18,1 | 22,6 | 16,2 | 19,0 |
| Gotland county | 19,5 | 15,8 | 19,9 | 34,1 | 22,3 | 23,0 |
| Blekinge county | 18,1 | 19,6 | 22,6 | 18,9 | 22,0 | 20,8 |
| Skåne county | 18,2 | 17,3 | 19,7 | 16,2 | 16,5 | 17,4 |
| Halland county | 12,3 | 14,6 | 13,3 | 20,5 | 18,2 | 16,6 |
| Västra Götaland county | 18,1 | 17,3 | 18,7 | 16,9 | 19,7 | 18,1 |
| Värmland county | 22,0 | 19,5 | 20,8 | 18,3 | 28,1 | 21,7 |
| Örebro county | 17,8 | 13,1 | 17,6 | 20,2 | 21,2 | 18,0 |
| Västmanland county | 17,9 | 16,2 | 26,9 | 24,9 | 20,7 | 22,2 |
| Dalarna county | 22,1 | 24,3 | 23,5 | 26,9 | 19,4 | 23,5 |
| Gävleborg county | 19,2 | 19,6 | 25,5 | 19,3 | 26,4 | 22,7 |
| Västernorrland county | 25,0 | 12,7 | 16,6 | 18,1 | 18,1 | 16,4 |
| Jämtland county | 22,9 | 23,0 | 18,5 | 20,4 | 24,2 | 21,5 |
| Västerbotten county | 10,5 | 15,5 | 16,9 | 17,9 | 16,6 | 16,7 |
| Norrbotten county | 22,7 | 16,6 | 20,3 | 19,8 | 20,7 | 19,4 |
Ranked
Suicide rates (deaths with determined and undetermined intent) in the counties of Sweden over the past five years (2017-2021). Persons 15+ years. Ranked according to average suicide rates 2017-2021.
| Mean | |
|---|---|
| Dalarna county | 23,5 |
| Gotland county | 23,0 |
| Gävleborg county | 22,7 |
| Västmanland county | 22,2 |
| Värmland county | 21,7 |
| Jämtlands county | 21,5 |
| Blekinge county | 20,8 |
| Norrbotten county | 19,4 |
| Kronoberg county | 19,3 |
| Kalmar county | 19,0 |
| Södermanland county | 18,7 |
| Sweden | 18,3 |
| Västra Götaland county | 18,1 |
| Örebro county | 18,0 |
| Jönköping county | 17,5 |
| Skåne county | 17,4 |
| Stockholm county | 17,2 |
| Uppsala county | 17,2 |
| Östergötland county | 16,8 |
| Västerbotten county | 16,7 |
| Halland county | 16,6 |
| Västernorrland county | 16,4 |
Average suicide rates (deaths with determined and undetermined intent), Age group 15+, Counties of Sweden (2017-2021)
Photo: Bianca Blazevska
Data source
The statistics were retrieved from the National Board of Health and Welfare and have been processed by NASP.
Statistics for the years before 2021 (i.e. 2020 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