Australia vs Sweden: Respiratory infection death rate
Australia
12.01 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Sweden
12.46 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Australia rank
92nd
Sweden rank
91st
Respiratory infection death rate over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 12.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.01 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 92nd and Sweden ranks 91st of 109 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 43.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1960s | 33.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 40.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.59 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1970s | 22.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 10.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.74 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 8.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.27 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 7.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 6.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 10.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.36 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infection death rate, Australia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 12.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.01 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in respiratory infection death rate between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for respiratory infection death rate?
- Australia ranks 92nd and Sweden ranks 91st of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infection death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from respiratory infections in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.