Covid-19 claimed the lives of around 4,500 of the 51,405 people who died in the era until the end of June, a much higher percentage than in other Nordic countries.
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Sweden, unlike the rest of Scandinavia, has chosen to close schools and businesses to combat the spread of the fatal virus.
Coronavirus has already claimed 5,800 lives in Sweden, which has stood out from European countries through its discretion to the opposite pandemic combat.
Statistics said Wednesday that a total of 51,405 Swedes died between January and June.
CNN reported that there were 6500 more deaths (or 15%) at the same time in 2019.
That is a higher figure than any year since 1869, when 55,431 died, in component due to famine.
Sweden’s population at the time was around 4.1 million, up from 10.3 million today.
Covid-19 meant deaths were about 10% higher than the five-year average, the Bureau of Statistics added.
In April, the number of deaths was almost 40% higher than average due to an increase in the number of Covid-related deaths.
In 2019, there were fewer than 89,000 deaths in 12 months, the lowest number of deaths in a year without getting married since 1977.
In 2018, when many other people died of influenza, there were more than 92,000 deaths in Sweden.
Sweden has brought a different technique to the pandemic than the highest European countries and, in a controversial way, has moved away from a strict blockade.
Instead of making masks or blinds mandatory, the country has been based on voluntary social estating measures.
Most of the schools remained open, and many businesses continued to operate to a degree, which the economy did better than many others.
However, the death toll is higher than that of their northern neighbours, who opted for stricter lockout measures.
Norway, which has about a portion of the population, recorded about 260 deaths by Covid in general through a comparison.
The Bureau of Statistics reported this week that Sweden also experienced a low population expansion due to the pandemic.
As of mid-2020, 10,352,390 registered persons lived in Sweden.
Population expansion in the first six months of the year 24,801 people, “the smallest accumulated population since 2005,” the authorities said.
They added: “The low population expansion is the result of a really large drop in immigration and a greater number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic.”
The figures arise when Sweden’s leading coronavirus expert has described the use of masks as “very dangerous” and insists that the country will not force others to wear them.
Anders Tegnell is skeptical that the mask is the spread of Covid-19, as they give the impression that it is safe to be in a crowded room or by public transport.
Tegnell said infections were spreading in countries such as Belgium and Spain, where masks are mandatory.
“It’s very damaging that that mask is a game changer for Covid-19,” he told the Financial Times.
“The mask can complement things when things are in place safely.
“But starting with a mask and then thinking you can crowd your buses or buy grocery stores is a mistake.”
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