From 2011 to 2019, there were more women than men dying in Sweden each year. However, since 2020, more men than women died in the Scandinavian country. The number of deaths peaked for both genders in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but decreased again in 2021, before increasing slightly in 2022, reaching 47,500 for men and 47,200 for women.
Number of deaths in Sweden from 2012 to 2022, by gender
Characteristic
Men
Women
2022
47,502
47,235
2021
46,484
45,474
2020
49,381
48,743
2019
44,026
44,740
2018
45,416
46,769
2017
44,856
47,116
2016
44,421
46,561
2015
44,485
46,422
2014
43,382
45,594
2013
43,660
46,742
2012
44,285
47,653
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Statistics Sweden. (February 22, 2023). Number of deaths in Sweden from 2012 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/525541/sweden-number-of-deaths-by-gender/
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Statistics Sweden. (2023). Number of deaths in Sweden from 2012 to 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/525541/sweden-number-of-deaths-by-gender/
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