Malta vs Sweden: Death rate from road injuries
Malta
1.99 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sweden
2.11 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Malta rank
190th
Sweden rank
189th
Death rate from road injuries over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Malta ranks 190th and Sweden ranks 189th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.613 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2020s | 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from road injuries, Malta or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from road injuries between Malta and Sweden?
- 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for death rate from road injuries?
- Malta ranks 190th 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.