Norway vs Sweden: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Norway
3.37 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Sweden
3.89 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Norway rank
82nd
Sweden rank
79th
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway, a difference of 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 82nd and Sweden ranks 79th of 109 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 278.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 148.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 129.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1960s | 106.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 50.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 56.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1970s | 56.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.77 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1980s | 35.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.29 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 7.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.98 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, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.52 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 infections death rate by age group?
- Norway ranks 82nd 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.