Norway vs Sweden: Death rate from road injuries
Norway
1.52 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sweden
2.11 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Norway rank
191st
Sweden rank
189th
Death rate from road injuries over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway, a difference of 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 191st and Sweden ranks 189th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.291 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.286 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.41 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, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from road injuries between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for death rate from road injuries?
- Norway ranks 191st 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.