SE · 2021 · tps00146

Death due to homicide, assault, by sex

Sweden, 2021

Death due to homicide, assault, by sex
1.88
Sweden, 2021
▼ 25.4% vs 2020 (2.52)
Analysis

In 2021, Sweden's death due to homicide, assault, by sex decreased by 25.4% compared to 2020, reaching 1.88.

Sweden accounts for 144.6% of the EU-27 total of 1.30.

Sweden ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 1.1% (from 1.90 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00146, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
144.6%
EU-27: 1.30
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023