16 of its 124 stories (13%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 16 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at Sweden on 6 of the 30 days held.
Most on Monday 5 October 2026: 48 of its 148 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Sweden: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
SwedenThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
28 Sep
Stockholmprotests & strikes
6 stories, 6 outlets
October 2026
23 Oct
Stockholmdeaths, cause not given
6 stories, 6 outlets
Scroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Sweden most18 of its 86 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
44 of its 166 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%.
48 of its 148 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
16 of its 106 stories (15%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
21 of its 122 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 3 of Stockholm's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 10 million people live in Sweden. Over these days its news carried 47 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about one and a half times the world's rate (36 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Health63%302 stories
Food & livelihood11%55 stories
Rights & justice8%39 stories
Disasters & accidents7%32 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given6%29 stories
Conflict & violence3%16 stories
Shelter & services1%6 stories
Displacement1%4 stories
Where it happened
Sweden (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed85 Stories reporting people affected58 Stories reporting arrests6 Stories reporting people injured4 Stories reporting people falling ill3 Stories reporting refugees2 Stories reporting abductions1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Sweden. Ring: the world. Measured over 495 stories.
Feelings
Angermuch less angry than the world's
Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
Griefmuch less grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Feara little more fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Warmthabout one and a half times as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Sweden in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Sweden's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Denmark22 in 100 of its 1,863 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Sweden16 in 100
of its 3,039 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Norway15 in 100
of its 2,267 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Finland14 in 100
of its 1,251 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.