Canada vs Sweden: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Canada
4.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
3.89 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Canada rank
78th
Sweden rank
79th
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Canada currently reports 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 78th and Sweden ranks 79th of 109 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 499.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 148.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 351.51 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 1960s | 260.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 50.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 210.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 1970s | 102.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 76.37 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 1980s | 18.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 1990s | 7.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8348 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2000s | 5.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7498 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2010s | 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0348 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, Canada or Sweden?
- Canada, at 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Canada and Sweden?
- 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Canada ranks 78th and Sweden ranks 79th of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infections death rate by age group. 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 per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.