Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Sweden
Sweden: Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities was 12.5% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Sweden, 1997–2013
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 12.5% for alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.7% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Sweden peaked at 21.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2013.
That places Sweden 20th out of 37 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 18.0% | — |
| 2000 | 17.1% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | -28.7% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | -24.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 12.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.8%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 12.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.3%, 94% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 17.1% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 12.5% | 16.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Sweden?
- Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Sweden was 12.5% in 2013, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2013.
- How does Sweden rank for alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities?
- Sweden ranks 20th out of 37 countries with data for 2013.
- Is alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities (% of all road traffic crashes with fatalities). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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