Deaths of residents related to dementias including Alzheimer in Sweden

Sweden: Deaths of residents related to dementias including Alzheimer was 9,734 Number in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9,734 Number
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
11th
of 43 countries
All-time high
9,734 Number
in 2023
All-time low
6,909 Number
in 2011
Years of data
13
2011–2023

Deaths of residents related to dementias including Alzheimer in Sweden, 2011–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k2011201720232011: 6.9k Number2012: 7.7k Number2013: 7.8k Number2014: 7.9k Number2015: 8.3k Number2016: 8.9k Number2017: 9.2k Number2018: 9.7k Number2019: 9.4k Number2020: 9.7k Number2021: 8.7k Number2022: 9.2k Number2023: 9.7k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 9,734 Number for deaths of residents related to dementias including alzheimer in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths of residents related to dementias including alzheimer in Sweden peaked at 9,734 Number in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,909 Number, in 2011.

That places Sweden 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Deaths of residents related to dementias including Alzheimer in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Deaths of residents related to dementias including Alzheimer in Sweden, 2011 to 2023.
Year Number Change
2011 6,909 Number
2012 7,691 Number +11.3%
2013 7,762 Number +0.9%
2014 7,859 Number +1.2%
2015 8,332 Number +6.0%
2016 8,864 Number +6.4%
2017 9,246 Number +4.3%
2018 9,675 Number +4.6%
2019 9,424 Number -2.6%
2020 9,716 Number +3.1%
2021 8,667 Number -10.8%
2022 9,214 Number +6.3%
2023 9,734 Number +5.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 8,418 Number 6,909 Number 9,675 Number 9
2020s 9,333 Number 8,667 Number 9,734 Number 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 9 Finland 12,147 Number compare
  2. 10 Türkiye 11,743 Number compare
  3. 12 Portugal 8,030 Number compare
  4. 13 Belgium 6,927 Number compare
  5. 14 Switzerland 6,437 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths of residents related to dementias including alzheimer in Sweden?
Deaths of residents related to dementias including alzheimer in Sweden was 9,734 Number in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest deaths of residents related to dementias including alzheimer recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 9,734 Number in 2023.
What is the lowest deaths of residents related to dementias including alzheimer recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 6,909 Number in 2011.
How does Sweden rank for deaths of residents related to dementias including alzheimer?
Sweden ranks 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
Is deaths of residents related to dementias including alzheimer rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Deaths of residents related to dementias including Alzheimer. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths of residents related to dementias including Alzheimer
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 569 data points, 2011–2023
Last refreshed