Spain vs Sweden: Unintentional injuries death rate by age group
Spain
1.23 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Sweden
1.94 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Spain rank
84th
Sweden rank
81st
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people in Spain, a difference of 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.6 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 84th and Sweden ranks 81st of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 34.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.16 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1960s | 24.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2693 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 1970s | 35.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.78 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 1980s | 33.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 1990s | 19.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.54 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2000s | 7.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.78 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2010s | 3.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 3.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unintentional injuries death rate by age group, Spain or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in unintentional injuries death rate by age group between Spain and Sweden?
- 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for unintentional injuries death rate by age group?
- Spain ranks 84th 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.