Sweden has recorded its highest death toll since a famine swept through the country 150 years ago

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• Sweden's decision to avoid a full coronavirus lockdown has been followed by its highest death toll since a famine swept the country 150 years ago.
• There were 51,405 deaths in the country in the first half of this calendar year.
• This is the biggest 6-month death toll the country has recorded since 1869.
• Unlike most countries, Sweden did not impose strict lockdown measures in response to the coronavirus.
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Sweden has recorded its highest death toll in any six-month period in the past 150 years, after refusing to implement a full coronavirus lockdown.

Sweden recorded 51,405 deaths in the period between January and June, according to Statistics Office figures reported by Reuters.

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