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 (2021-2025). 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 (2021–2025).
Mean20212022202320242025
Sweden17,317,618,318,716,415,6
Blekinge county18,618,124,119,616,614,3
Dalarna county19,822,121,722,515,817,0
Gotland county16,319,513,59,719,319,3
Gävleborg county18,319,220,019,217,915,4
Halland county15,212,617,118,414,114,0
Jämtland county22,822,918,233,527,012,6
Jönköping county18,017,117,918,816,420,0
Kalmar county18,421,417,416,916,919,3
Kronoberg county18,216,921,617,314,920,2
Norrbotten county21,522,720,820,918,524,6
Skåne county17,818,421,618,115,315,6
Stockholm county15,015,015,117,214,813,2
Södermanland county17,916,319,019,317,617,2
Uppsala county17,215,818,918,020,212,9
Värmlands county20,722,419,424,320,516,7
Västerbottens county14,810,517,914,717,513,2
Västernorrlands county18,125,020,116,216,213,3
Västmanland county17,817,915,224,113,318,4
Västra Götaland county17,318,318,716,117,815,5
Örebro county18,018,217,027,18,619,0
Östergötland county19,318,618,224,018,617,2

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 2021-2025.

Suicide rates (deaths with determined and undetermined intent) in the counties of Sweden over the past five years (2021–2025).
Mean, ranked
Västerbotten county14,8
Stockholm county15,0
Hallands county15,2
Gotland county16,3
Uppsala county17,2
Västra Götaland county17,3
Sweden17,3
Skåne county17,8
Västmanland county17,8
Södermanland county17,9
Örebro county18,0
Jönköping county18,0
Västernorrland county18,1
Kronoberg county18,2
Gävleborg county18,3
Kalmar county18,4
Blekinge county18,6
Östergötland county19,3
Dalarna county19,8
Värmland county20,7
Norrbotten county21,5
Jämtland county22,8

Data source

The statistics were retrieved from the National Board of Health and Welfare and have been processed by NASP [2026-09-08].

Statistics for the years before 2025 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