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Sweden: Road Deaths
20 per million inhabitants (Well below EU average) · Rank #27 of 27 · 213 deaths (2024). EU27 average: 44/million. Eurostat · Risk-context only.
What is the road death rate in Sweden?
Sweden recorded 20 road deaths per million inhabitants in 2024 (213 deaths, Eurostat) — 24 per million below the EU27 average of 44. It ranks 27 of 27 EU member states (well below eu average). These are population-level public-safety statistics, not a personal driving-risk score.
Sweden road deaths — the figures (2024)
| Metric | Value | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road deaths per million inhabitants | 20 | Eurostat P_MHAB | EU27 avg: 44 |
| Total road deaths | 213 | Eurostat NR | All road users |
| Reference year | 2024 | Eurostat | Latest available |
| EU rank (1 = highest rate) | 27 of 27 | Gera ranking | Well below EU average |
| Vs EU27 average | −24/million | Gera calculation | 0.45× EU average |
Per-million rate (Eurostat unit P_MHAB) and total deaths (unit NR), sex=Total, age=Total, category=Total. EU27 aggregate is Eurostat's own published figure.
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Sweden road deaths: frequently asked questions
- How many road deaths were there in Sweden?
- Eurostat recorded 213 road deaths in Sweden in 2024, equal to 20 deaths per million inhabitants. These figures (dataset tran_sf_roadus) cover all road users — drivers, passengers, pedestrians and cyclists — killed in road accidents.
- How does Sweden compare to the EU average for road deaths?
- Sweden (20 per million) is 24 per million below the EU27 average of 44 per million — about 0.45× the EU average, which is well below eu average. The highest EU rate is Romania (78/million) and the lowest is Sweden (20/million).
- Where does Sweden rank for road safety in the EU?
- By road deaths per million inhabitants, Sweden ranks 27 of 27 EU member states (rank 1 = highest rate). A higher rate reflects structural factors — road network, vehicle fleet age, enforcement, geography and reporting practice — and is not a judgement of Sweden or its people. Source: Eurostat 2024.
- Where can I verify the Sweden road-death figures?
- The figures come from Eurostat (European Commission), dataset tran_sf_roadus, units P_MHAB (per million) and NR (total), sex=Total, age=Total, category=Total. Data updated 2026-04-27, licensed CC BY 4.0. Browse the table at ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_sf_roadus or use the keyless REST API at ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination.
EU member states near Sweden in the ranking
All 27 EU member states →Contains public sector information published by Eurostat (European Commission) and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Source: Eurostat (European Commission) — Persons killed in road accidents (tran_sf_roadus) (2024, published 27 April 2026).