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Death-rates in Sweden during the Corona crisis
2020-11-19
The 2020 death-rate in Sweden during January-October is 8.3 percent higher than in 2019, 3.1 percent higher than in 2018 and 4.2 percent higher than in 2017.
These are not large numbers but unfortunate. The increase occurred in spring 2020, most likely because Swedish hospitals did not use all known therapies. They are using them now which may be reflected in the monthly figures for June to October.
Figures from Statistics Sweden compiled by Scarab
2020 death-rate this far in Sweden is 8.3 percent higher than in 2019, 3.1 percent higher than in 2018 and 4.2 percent higher than in 2017.
Most of the increase in mortality was between March-April
| Month | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 8 248 | 9 437 | 7 791 | 8 541 |
| April | 7 731 | 7 797 | 7 373 | 10 515 |
| May | 7 488 | 6 953 | 7 147 | 8 918 |
| Total | 23 467 | 24 187 | 22 311 | 27 974 |
Percentage increase during the period March to May in 2020 compared to the same period in…
2019 25
2018 16
2017 14