Killed in road traffic accidents per million of people rose 3.77% to 27.9 persons in Sweden in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, killed in road traffic accidents per million of people in Sweden reached an all time high of 170 persons in 1964 and an all time low of 26.9 persons in 2015. When compared to Sweden's main peers, killed in road traffic accidents per million of people in Denmark amounted to 37.5 persons, 47.2 persons in Finland, 26.2 persons in Norway and 145 persons in Russia in 2016.
Sweden has been ranked 36th within the group of 39 countries we follow in terms of killed in road traffic accidents per million of people, 20 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Killed In Road Traffic Accidents (per Million of People) | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Australia | persons | 60.4 | 56.2 | 56.5 | 51.1 | 49.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 48.0 | 45.6 | 43.7 | 42.5 | 42.3 | ... | ||||||||
| Denmark | persons | 45.9 | 39.5 | 29.9 | 34.1 | 32.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | persons | 50.7 | 54.2 | 47.3 | 47.7 | 42.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | persons | 43.9 | 48.4 | 43.6 | 40.5 | 41.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | persons | 25.2 | 37.3 | 27.7 | 45.7 | 12.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Japan | persons | 45.8 | 43.5 | 41.4 | 40.8 | 38.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | persons | 38.5 | 39.7 | 39.0 | 34.1 | 34.1 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | persons | 85.8 | 64.4 | 69.2 | 56.4 | 64.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | persons | 42.5 | 34.0 | 29.1 | 37.2 | 29.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | persons | 185 | 195 | 196 | 190 | 191 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | persons | 28.4 | 33.8 | 30.0 | 27.3 | 28.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | persons | 106 | 103 | 106 | 103 | 102 | ... |
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