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

1 per 100,000 population, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Norway 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.

Norway vs Sweden: Mortality caused by road traffic injury

Norway

2.1 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Sweden

3.1 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Norway rank

177th

Sweden rank

174th

Mortality caused by road traffic injury over time

Norway
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 3.1 per 100,000 population against 2.1 per 100,000 population in Norway, a difference of 1 per 100,000 population.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times Norway's.

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

Norway ranks 177th and Sweden ranks 174th of 183 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.08 per 100,000 population	5.64 per 100,000 population	0.44 per 100,000 population	Norway
2010s	2.93 per 100,000 population	3.19 per 100,000 population	0.26 per 100,000 population	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality caused by road traffic injury, Norway or Sweden?: Sweden, at 3.1 per 100,000 population against 2.1 per 100,000 population in Norway as of 2019.
What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Norway and Sweden?: 1 per 100,000 population, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for mortality caused by road traffic injury?: Norway ranks 177th 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.