Austria vs Sweden: Autopsy rate

Austria

8.6%

in 2020

Sweden

8.9%

in 2020

Austria rank

17th

Sweden rank

16th

Autopsy rate over time

Austria
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 8.9% against 8.6% in Austria, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Sweden ahead.

Austria ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 16th of 39 countries.

Individual pages

Autopsy rate in Austria
Autopsy rate in Sweden
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Autopsy rate
Unit: %
Source: Paratz et al. (2023); World Health Organization (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 39 places, 1,121 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of all deaths for which an autopsy was performed. Autopsies may be used to determine the cause of sudden deaths; when there is a lack of doctors and nurses, medical records, or death certificate training; or for other legal or cultural reasons.