Which has higher deaths in road incidents, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Sweden?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 244 deaths against 227 deaths in Sweden as of 2020.

What is the difference in deaths in road incidents between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sweden?

17 deaths, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sweden?

23 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths in road incidents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sweden: Deaths in road incidents

Bosnia and Herzegovina

244 deaths

in 2020

Sweden

227 deaths

in 2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

46th

Sweden rank

48th

Deaths in road incidents over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sweden

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 244 deaths against 227 deaths in Sweden, a difference of 17 deaths.

That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Sweden ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 46th and Sweden ranks 48th of 65 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1980s	592 deaths	904 deaths	312 deaths	Sweden
1990s	198.25 deaths	559.75 deaths	361.5 deaths	Sweden
2000s	418.57 deaths	445.71 deaths	27.14 deaths	Sweden
2010s	315 deaths	272.6 deaths	42.4 deaths	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	244 deaths	204 deaths	40 deaths	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths in road incidents, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Sweden?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 244 deaths against 227 deaths in Sweden as of 2020.
What is the difference in deaths in road incidents between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sweden?: 17 deaths, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sweden?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2020.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sweden rank globally for deaths in road incidents?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 46th and Sweden ranks 48th of 65 countries.
Where does this data come from?: OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths in road incidents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths in road incidents
Unit: deaths
Source: OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 65 places, 2,830 data points, 1900–2022
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of reported deaths due to road accidents.