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

0.5 per 100,000 population, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan 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.

Japan vs Sweden: Mortality caused by road traffic injury

Japan

3.6 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Sweden

3.1 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Japan rank

172nd

Sweden rank

174th

Mortality caused by road traffic injury over time

Japan
Sweden

How they compare

Japan currently reports 3.6 per 100,000 population against 3.1 per 100,000 population in Sweden, a difference of 0.5 per 100,000 population.

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

Across all 20 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 172nd and Sweden ranks 174th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.17 per 100,000 population	5.64 per 100,000 population	3.53 per 100,000 population	Japan
2010s	4.33 per 100,000 population	3.19 per 100,000 population	1.14 per 100,000 population	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality caused by road traffic injury, Japan or Sweden?: Japan, at 3.6 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 Japan and Sweden?: 0.5 per 100,000 population, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for mortality caused by road traffic injury?: Japan ranks 172nd 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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About this data

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.