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The spread of the coronavirus in Sweden is now through the roof in the rest of the Nordic region.
Jan Albert, a professor of infection control, has a theory as to why:
– Our neighboring countries were able to slow the spread of the infection at first and this effect may still be present, he says.
The number of new corona infections in Sweden is now ten times higher than in Finland, almost four times higher than in Norway and twice as high as in Denmark per capita.
Displays figures for November 10 from ECDC, European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, on the Our World in Data site.
On that same day, Sweden had 387 new infections per million inhabitants, Denmark 189, Norway 108, Iceland 71 and Finland 38, if you look at the seven-day average.
Photo: Our world in data
The curve showing how many more infected people were reported in Sweden than in the rest of the Nordic region on November 10.
Jan Albert, a professor of infection control at Karolinska Institutet, says that Sweden is well below the European list.
– We are taller than neighboring countries, but certainly not the highest, says Albert.
Sweden finished 25th in Europe for the first time in terms of the number of infected cases per million inhabitants on 10 November. Denmark finished 36th, Norway 42nd, Iceland 45th and Finland 46th.
The exact reason why Sweden is so much taller than the rest of the Nordic region is difficult to know, according to Jan Albert, but he thinks it is likely due to the efforts of the countries at the beginning of the pandemic.
– Our neighboring countries were able to slow the spread of the infection at first and this effect may still be present, he says.
Photo: Janerik Henrsson / TT
Jan Albert, professor of infection control.
Denmark assesses many more people in the population than the rest of the Nordic countries
In terms of the proportion analyzed, Denmark is well above its Nordic neighbors. On November 1, the population evaluated 10.9 per thousand, which should be compared to 5.1 per thousand in Iceland, 3.3 per thousand in Norway, 2.7 per thousand in Sweden and 2.3 per thousand in Finland.
– Denmark is very high, but compared to many European countries, Sweden is not as bad as it is often portrayed in the media, says Jan Albert.
On November 1, Sweden ranked 18th in Europe in terms of the proportion analyzed, out of 34 countries for which data was available for that day.
At the same time, the proportion that tested positive was much higher in Sweden than in our neighboring countries on November 1, with 9.2% positive.
– Shows that there is a general spread of the infection. But you have to remember that the numbers apply to the detected cases, the real cases are always more than the detected ones. At the same time, Sweden is also low here, compared to most countries. Actually, it’s Norway and Finland, and to some extent Denmark, that stand out, says Jan Albert.
Sweden finished 19th for the first time in Europe in terms of the proportion of positive tests on November 1, with 9.2 percent positive tests. Slovenia was the worst country with 32 percent positive tests: one in three tests was infected.
Iceland finished in 30th place (3.9 percent), Norway in 32nd (1.8 percent), Finland in 33rd (1.7 percent) and Denmark in 34th and last place (1.6 percent). hundred). percent) of the 34 countries for which data were available for this day.
Footnote: We have used the latest information available; in one case it was on November 10, in the other on November 1.
Photo: Our world in data
The curve showing how many more tested positive in Sweden than in our neighboring countries on November 1.
Development of infections in the Nordic countries
The graph shows the evolution of the total number of confirmed infections in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark since February 25.
Figures for Sweden are from the Swedish Public Health Agency. Neighboring figures are from Johns Hopkins University, CSSE. The chart is updated daily with yesterday’s reports.
Photograph: Staffan Löwstedt / SvD
The intensive care unit in Södertälje.
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