What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Denmark and Sweden?

0.6 per 100,000 population, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?

20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Sweden: Mortality caused by road traffic injury

Denmark

3.7 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Sweden

3.1 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Denmark rank

171st

Sweden rank

174th

Mortality caused by road traffic injury over time

Denmark
Sweden

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 3.7 per 100,000 population against 3.1 per 100,000 population in Sweden, a difference of 0.6 per 100,000 population.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 171st and Sweden ranks 174th of 183 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.56 per 100,000 population	5.64 per 100,000 population	1.92 per 100,000 population	Denmark
2010s	3.69 per 100,000 population	3.19 per 100,000 population	0.5 per 100,000 population	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality caused by road traffic injury, Denmark or Sweden?: Denmark, at 3.7 per 100,000 population against 3.1 per 100,000 population in Sweden as of 2019.
What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Denmark and Sweden?: 0.6 per 100,000 population, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for mortality caused by road traffic injury?: Denmark ranks 171st and Sweden ranks 174th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population)
Unit: per 100,000 population
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 230 places, 4,600 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.