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The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a decrease in life expectancy of 0.7 years in 2020 compared to 2019, with COVID-19 being the third most common cause of death in Sweden. [1] Older persons, men, and persons born outside of Europe were some of the groups that were overrepresented among COVID-19 cases resulting in serious disease and death in Sweden.
The Black Death's first wave in Sweden killed 30-40% to two-thirds of the then Swedish population. [1] Famine: Sweden-wide: 100,000: 1770s: Famine due to crop failure. Pandemic: Sweden-wide: 37,573 (probably more) 1918–1920: In Sweden, 37,573 people died from the Spanish flu pandemic according to official statistics. [2] Pandemic: Sweden-wide ...
At Lake Nyos, northwestern Cameroon, a limnic eruption of unknown cause released about 100,000–300,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO 2) from the lake's bed. The gas cloud initially rose at nearly 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph; 28 m/s) and then, being heavier than air, descended onto nearby villages, suffocating people and livestock within 25 ...
Vidar Ruud/NTB Scanpix/Reuters As of April 28, 2,274 people have died from the coronavirus in Sweden, making its per-capita death rate nearly six times higher than that of Norway and Finland.
Reports from Socialstyrelsen in Sweden indicates 20797 cases of Covid-19 deaths as of 2024-10-15 [5] which differs from the table below. Causes of variation in true CFRs between countries, include variations in age and overall health of the population, medical care, and classification of deaths. [6]
Sweden may have seen fewer people die of COVID-19 had it implemented tighter lockdown rules or mask mandates. A year and a half after Sweden decided not to lock down, its COVID-19 death rate is up ...
Sweden has a suicide rate which was below the OECD average. [1] During the 1960s, Sweden had one of the highest reported suicide rates among the most developed countries, but it declined as methods for measuring were standardized internationally. [2] In 2011, 1378 suicide deaths occurred, which equates to a rate of 17.5 per 100,000 people.
A gunman opened fire at an adult education center in the Swedish city of Örebro on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people in what the country’s prime minister called the “worst mass shooting in ...