Norway vs Sweden: Respiratory infection death rate
Norway
11.41 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Sweden
12.46 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Norway rank
94th
Sweden rank
91st
Respiratory infection death rate over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 12.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway, a difference of 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 94th and Sweden ranks 91st of 109 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 43.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7587 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1960s | 45.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 40.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1970s | 46.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.85 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1980s | 32.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.04 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 27.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.58 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 15.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.95 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 11.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infection death rate, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 12.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in respiratory infection death rate between Norway and Sweden?
- 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2016.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for respiratory infection death rate?
- Norway ranks 94th 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.