The average daily number of deaths per week in Sweden was higher from week 12 to week 26 in 2020 than it was in the years 2015 to 2019. Moreover, it increased from week 46 in 2020 and fell below the average of 2015 to 2019 in week five in 2021. Several of the deaths in 2020 were related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Causes of death
In 2020, diseases of the circulatory system were the most common cause of death in Sweden. Nearly 28,000 deaths were caused by this type of disease that year. Cancerous tumors caused the second highest number of deaths in Sweden, whereas COVID-19 was the third common cause of death in 2020. The highest number of coronavirus deaths were among individuals aged 70 years and older.
COVID-19 in Sweden
Sweden is the Nordic country that has reported the highest number of COVID-19 deaths since the outbreak of the pandemic. All in all, the number of deaths in Sweden in 2021 amounted to about 92,000. In 2022, the daily number of deaths per week decreased from week seven.
Average daily number of deaths per week in Sweden in 2022, compared to the average daily number of deaths per week from 2015 to 2021
Characteristic
2021
2020
Average 2015-2019
2022
Week 53
-
339
265
-
Week 52
282
331
254
-
Week 51
269
328
256
-
Week 50
264
302
249
-
Week 49
268
307
253
-
Week 48
252
280
245
-
Week 47
240
284
241
-
Week 46
247
267
236
-
Week 45
245
239
242
-
Week 44
253
242
236
-
Week 43
239
224
242
-
Week 42
240
230
231
-
Week 41
234
220
234
-
Week 40
228
221
229
-
Week 39
237
223
226
-
Week 38
231
216
225
-
Week 37
236
218
222
-
Week 36
229
217
227
-
Week 35
224
212
222
-
Week 34
222
225
220
-
Week 33
220
217
219
-
Week 32
225
224
218
-
Week 31
211
221
226
-
Week 30
226
220
223
-
Week 29
216
216
225
-
Week 28
222
224
223
-
Week 27
219
224
226
-
Week 26
212
239
221
-
Week 25
213
239
221
-
Week 24
209
246
214
-
Week 23
215
250
224
-
Week 22
215
237
224
-
Week 21
215
274
222
-
Week 20
220
284
229
-
Week 19
236
312
234
-
Week 18
239
320
237
217
Week 17
231
324
247
222
Week 16
241
361
250
225
Week 15
237
367
250
228
Week 14
243
340
259
248
Week 13
238
291
258
242
Week 12
245
266
261
243
Week 11
240
247
271
248
Week 10
257
261
280
249
Week 9
236
254
284
270
Week 8
257
254
283
276
Week 7
262
261
272
290
Week 6
266
247
272
278
Week 5
264
264
273
304
Week 4
295
247
278
289
Week 3
320
262
279
278
Week 2
326
270
278
285
Week 1
329
260
290
290
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Statistics Sweden. (May 13, 2022). Average daily number of deaths per week in Sweden in 2022, compared to the average daily number of deaths per week from 2015 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2022, 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 2022, compared to the average daily number of deaths per week from 2015 to 2021." Chart. May 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115707/sweden-number-of-deaths-per-week/
Statistics Sweden. (2022). Average daily number of deaths per week in Sweden in 2022, compared to the average daily number of deaths per week from 2015 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115707/sweden-number-of-deaths-per-week/
Statistics Sweden. "Average Daily Number of Deaths per Week in Sweden in 2022, Compared to The Average Daily Number of Deaths per Week from 2015 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115707/sweden-number-of-deaths-per-week/
Statistics Sweden, Average daily number of deaths per week in Sweden in 2022, compared to the average daily number of deaths per week from 2015 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115707/sweden-number-of-deaths-per-week/ (last visited May 27, 2022)
