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 (so-called suicide rate) in the counties of Sweden over the past five years (2018-2022). Persons 15+ years. The numbers include deaths with determined and undetermined intent.
| | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 18,0 | 17,4 | 17,0 | 19,0 | 18,8 | 18,0 |
| Stockholm county | 14,9 | 14,7 | 16,2 | 17,0 | 18,7 | 16,3 |
| Uppsala county | 18,6 | 15,8 | 15,5 | 19,9 | 17,0 | 17,3 |
| Södermanland county | 19,0 | 16,3 | 16,0 | 20,2 | 22,5 | 18,8 |
| Östergötland county | 17,2 | 18,1 | 16,9 | 17,8 | 16,3 | 17,3 |
| Jönköping county | 17,6 | 17,1 | 12,4 | 20,3 | 18,4 | 17,2 |
| Kronoberg county | 21,0 | 16,9 | 20,6 | 20,1 | 21,5 | 20,0 |
| Kalmar county | 16,9 | 21,4 | 19,0 | 18,1 | 22,6 | 19,6 |
| Gotland county | 13,5 | 19,5 | 15,8 | 19,9 | 34,1 | 20,6 |
| Blekinge county | 24,1 | 18,1 | 19,6 | 22,6 | 18,9 | 20,7 |
| Skåne county | 21,5 | 18,2 | 17,4 | 19,7 | 16,2 | 18,6 |
| Halland county | 16,8 | 12,3 | 15,3 | 13,3 | 20,5 | 15,6 |
| Västra Götaland county | 18,0 | 18,1 | 17,6 | 18,7 | 16,9 | 17,8 |
| Värmland county | 18,9 | 22,0 | 19,9 | 20,8 | 18,3 | 20,0 |
| Örebro county | 16,6 | 17,8 | 13,1 | 17,6 | 20,2 | 17,1 |
| Västmanland county | 15,2 | 17,9 | 16,2 | 26,9 | 24,9 | 20,2 |
| Dalarna county | 21,7 | 22,1 | 24,7 | 23,5 | 26,9 | 23,8 |
| Gävleborg county | 20,0 | 19,2 | 20,4 | 25,5 | 19,3 | 20,9 |
| Västernorrland county | 19,6 | 25,0 | 12,7 | 16,6 | 18,1 | 18,4 |
| Jämtland county | 18,2 | 22,9 | 23,0 | 18,5 | 20,4 | 20,6 |
| Västerbotten county | 17,9 | 10,5 | 15,9 | 16,9 | 17,9 | 15,8 |
| Norrbotten county | 20,8 | 22,7 | 16,6 | 20,3 | 19,8 | 20,1 |
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 2018-2022.
| | Mean |
|---|---|
| Dalarna county | 23,8 |
| Gävleborgs county | 20,9 |
| Blekinge county | 20,7 |
| Gotland county | 20,6 |
| Jämtland county | 20,6 |
| Västmanland county | 20,2 |
| Norrbotten county | 20,1 |
| Kronoberg county | 20,0 |
| Värmland county | 20,0 |
| Kalmar county | 19,6 |
| Södermanland county | 18,8 |
| Skåne county | 18,6 |
| Västernorrland county | 18,4 |
| Sweden | 18,0 |
| Västra Götaland county | 17,8 |
| Uppsala county | 17,3 |
| Östergötland county | 17,3 |
| Jönköping county | 17,2 |
| Örebro county | 17,1 |
| Stockholm county | 16,3 |
| Västerbotten county | 15,8 |
| Halland county | 15,6 |
Data source
The statistics were retrieved from the National Board of Health and Welfare and have been processed by NASP 2023-06-15.
Statistics for the years before 2022 (i.e. 2021 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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