Germany vs Sweden: Unintentional injuries death rate by age group
Germany
1.94 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Sweden
1.94 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Germany rank
82nd
Sweden rank
81st
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group over time
- Germany
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people in Germany, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 82nd and Sweden ranks 81st of 111 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.38 deaths per 100,000 people | Germany |
| 2000s | 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.17 deaths per 100,000 people | Germany |
| 2010s | 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6777 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unintentional injuries death rate by age group, Germany or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in unintentional injuries death rate by age group between Germany and Sweden?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for unintentional injuries death rate by age group?
- Germany ranks 82nd and Sweden ranks 81st of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Unintentional injuries 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 unintentional injuries per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.