Sweden vs Switzerland: Death rate from road injuries
Sweden
2.11 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Switzerland
2.37 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sweden rank
189th
Switzerland rank
186th
Death rate from road injuries over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 189th and Switzerland ranks 186th of 194 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.674 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.123 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.415 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from road injuries, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2.37 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 Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for death rate from road injuries?
- Sweden ranks 189th and Switzerland ranks 186th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β 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.