Australia vs Sweden: Respiratory infections death rate age group

Australia
4.85
in 2024
Sweden
3.89
in 2023
Australia rank
79th
Sweden rank
81st

Respiratory infections death rate age group over time

  • Australia
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 4.85 against 3.89 in Sweden, a difference of 0.96.

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

The two have swapped places 20 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sweden ahead.

Australia ranks 79th and Sweden ranks 81st of 109 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 188.42 148.42 39.99 Australia
1960s 173.64 50.05 123.59 Australia
1970s 100.87 26.34 74.53 Australia
1980s 18.78 16.23 2.56 Australia
1990s 11.63 6.86 4.77 Australia
2000s 7.71 4.89 2.82 Australia
2010s 4.17 4.52 0.3489 Sweden
2020s 2.92 4.97 2.05 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respiratory infections death rate age group, Australia or Sweden?
Australia, at 4.85 against 3.89 in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate age group between Australia and Sweden?
0.96, with Australia 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 infections death rate age group?
Australia ranks 79th and Sweden ranks 81st of 109 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infections death rate age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Respiratory infections death rate age group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
109 places, 4,785 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed