Denmark vs Sweden: Death rate from road injuries
Denmark
2.29 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sweden
2.11 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Denmark rank
187th
Sweden rank
189th
Death rate from road injuries over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 187th and Sweden ranks 189th of 194 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.409 deaths per 100,000 people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from road injuries, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from road injuries between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for death rate from road injuries?
- Denmark ranks 187th and Sweden ranks 189th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from road injuries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes, per 100,000 people.