Crude death rate in Sweden
The crude death rate in Sweden was 8.6 per 1,000 people in 2024.
Sweden, 2024
8.6
Change from 2023
−0.4per 1,000 people
European Union, 2024
10.7 per 1,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
10.3 per 1,000 people
Position in 2024
71st of 217
Crude death rate in Sweden over time
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Deaths per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.6 per 1,000 people | 10.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2023 | 9.0 per 1,000 people | 10.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2022 | 9.0 per 1,000 people | 11.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 8.8 per 1,000 people | 11.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | 9.5 per 1,000 people | 11.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2019 | 8.6 per 1,000 people | 10.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2018 | 9.1 per 1,000 people | 10.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2017 | 9.1 per 1,000 people | 10.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2016 | 9.2 per 1,000 people | 10.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2015 | 9.3 per 1,000 people | 10.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2014 | 9.2 per 1,000 people | 9.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2013 | 9.4 per 1,000 people | 10.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2012 | 9.7 per 1,000 people | 10.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2011 | 9.5 per 1,000 people | 9.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2010 | 9.6 per 1,000 people | 9.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 9.7 per 1,000 people | 9.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2008 | 9.9 per 1,000 people | 9.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2007 | 10.0 per 1,000 people | 9.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2006 | 10.0 per 1,000 people | 9.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2005 | 10.2 per 1,000 people | 9.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2004 | 10.1 per 1,000 people | 9.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2003 | 10.4 per 1,000 people | 10.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2002 | 10.6 per 1,000 people | 9.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2001 | 10.5 per 1,000 people | 9.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2000 | 10.5 per 1,000 people | 9.9 per 1,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 from 9.0 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 9.2 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.6.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Sweden has the 71st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 10.7 per 1,000 people.
More for Sweden
All statistics for Sweden
Crude death rate
8.7 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at birth
84.1 years
2024 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
10,587,710 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
10,587,710 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
9.2 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Total fertility rate
1.43 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat