What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Iceland and Norway?

0.1 per 100,000 population, with Norway ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?

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.

Iceland vs Norway: Mortality caused by road traffic injury

Iceland

2 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Norway

2.1 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Iceland rank

179th

Norway rank

177th

Mortality caused by road traffic injury over time

Iceland
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 2.1 per 100,000 population against 2 per 100,000 population in Iceland, a difference of 0.1 per 100,000 population.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 179th and Norway ranks 177th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Norway	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.13 per 100,000 population	6.08 per 100,000 population	2.05 per 100,000 population	Iceland
2010s	4.29 per 100,000 population	2.93 per 100,000 population	1.36 per 100,000 population	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality caused by road traffic injury, Iceland or Norway?: Norway, at 2.1 per 100,000 population against 2 per 100,000 population in Iceland as of 2019.
What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Iceland and Norway?: 0.1 per 100,000 population, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for mortality caused by road traffic injury?: Iceland ranks 179th and Norway ranks 177th 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.