[sweden coronavirus outdoors]Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images * Sweden has seen 23,216 cases and 2,854 deaths from the coronavirus, a COVID-19 death rate of 279.98 per 1 million people. * The US, which has a population of 328.2 million, has seen 1,152,372 cases of COVID-19, and 67,456 deaths from the virus. That's a rate of 205.53 deaths per 1 million people. * The two countries have taken entirely different approaches to the virus: Sweden avoided a lockdown entirely, while states across the US have relied on stay-at-home orders to prevent the spread of COVID-19. * Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Sweden and the United States have taken different approaches to the coronavirus pandemic, but they both may end up with high death rates. Sweden has avoided placing the country under lockdown, leaving schools and nonessential businesses open and urging its residents to social distance. States across the US, meanwhile, have relied on stay-at-home orders to prevent the spread of the virus — but many have been met with protests, even as experts say that lifting lockdowns too soon could cause a spike in COVID-19 deaths.SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDERNOW WATCH: Inside London during COVID-19 lockdown SEE ALSO: * Greece thinks tourists will be able to visit as early as July after the country had a successful coronavirus lockdown * Nearly 400 employees at a Missouri pork plant tested positive for COVID-19. None of them had symptoms. * New Jersey governor warns residents 'don't be a knucklehead' after the state opened state parks and golf courses
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