Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Sweden

Sweden: Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes was 11,250 Crashes in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11,250 Crashes
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
26th
of 44 countries
All-time high
18,548 Crashes
in 2007
All-time low
11,250 Crashes
in 2024
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Sweden, 1970–2024

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Crashes.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 11,250 Crashes for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Sweden peaked at 18,548 Crashes in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11,250 Crashes, in 2024.

That places Sweden 26th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 16,279 Crashes 15,424 Crashes 17,043 Crashes 10
1980s 16,113 Crashes 14,801 Crashes 17,969 Crashes 10
1990s 15,747 Crashes 14,959 Crashes 16,975 Crashes 10
2000s 17,608 Crashes 15,770 Crashes 18,548 Crashes 10
2010s 14,831 Crashes 12,926 Crashes 16,500 Crashes 10
2020s 12,092 Crashes 11,250 Crashes 12,625 Crashes 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 23 Serbia 13,479 Crashes compare
  2. 24 Mexico 12,099 Crashes compare
  3. 25 Israel 11,554 Crashes compare
  4. 27 Greece 11,205 Crashes compare
  5. 28 New Zealand 10,603 Crashes compare
  6. 29 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7,926 Crashes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Sweden?
Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Sweden was 11,250 Crashes in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 18,548 Crashes in 2007.
What is the lowest annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 11,250 Crashes in 2024.
How does Sweden rank for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes?
Sweden ranks 26th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes
Unit
Crashes
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
55 places, 2,505 data points, 1970–2024
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