Maldives vs Sweden: Death rate from road injuries

Maldives
1.34 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sweden
2.11 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Maldives rank
192nd
Sweden rank
189th

Death rate from road injuries over time

  • Maldives
  • Sweden
02468200020102021

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people in Maldives, a difference of 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.6 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.

Maldives ranks 192nd and Sweden ranks 189th of 194 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people 5.71 deaths per 100,000 people 3.49 deaths per 100,000 people Sweden
2010s 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people 0.678 deaths per 100,000 people Sweden
2020s 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from road injuries, Maldives or Sweden?
Sweden, at 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people in Maldives as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from road injuries between Maldives and Sweden?
0.77 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sweden?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Maldives and Sweden rank globally for death rate from road injuries?
Maldives ranks 192nd 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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Indicator
Death rate from road injuries
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes, per 100,000 people.