From 12 to week 24 in 2020, the average daily number of deaths per week in Sweden was significantly higher than the daily average in the years 2015 to 2019. Several of the deaths in the first half of 2020 were related to the coronavirus epidemic. The highest number of coronavirus deaths were among individuals aged 70 years and older. Sweden was the Nordic country that reported the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in 2020 so far. All in all, the number of deaths in Sweden in 2020 amounted to about 50 thousand as of June 18.
Average daily number of deaths per week in Sweden in 2020, compared to the average daily number of deaths per week from 2015 to 2019
2020*
Average 2015-2019
Week 24
220
214
Week 23
244
224
Week 22
234
224
Week 21
273
222
Week 20
283
229
Week 19
311
234
Week 18
319
237
Week 17
324
247
Week 16
360
250
Week 15
366
250
Week 14
340
259
Week 13
291
258
Week 12
266
261
Week 11
247
271
Week 10
261
280
Week 9
254
284
Week 8
253
283
Week 7
261
272
Week 6
247
272
Week 5
264
273
Week 4
247
278
Week 3
261
279
Week 2
270
278
Week 1
269
290
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Statistics Sweden. (June 18, 2020). Average daily number of deaths per week in Sweden in 2020, compared to the average daily number of deaths per week from 2015 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115707/sweden-number-of-deaths-per-week/
Statistics Sweden. "Average daily number of deaths per week in Sweden in 2020, compared to the average daily number of deaths per week from 2015 to 2019." Chart. June 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115707/sweden-number-of-deaths-per-week/
Statistics Sweden. (2020). Average daily number of deaths per week in Sweden in 2020, compared to the average daily number of deaths per week from 2015 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115707/sweden-number-of-deaths-per-week/
Statistics Sweden. "Average Daily Number of Deaths per Week in Sweden in 2020, Compared to The Average Daily Number of Deaths per Week from 2015 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115707/sweden-number-of-deaths-per-week/
Statistics Sweden, Average daily number of deaths per week in Sweden in 2020, compared to the average daily number of deaths per week from 2015 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115707/sweden-number-of-deaths-per-week/ (last visited July 05, 2020)
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