Road traffic death rate — all countries

Road traffic death rate — High-income countries

Road traffic death rate in high-income countries in 2019 — 8.7 per 100k. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 44.6%.

2019 8.7 per 100k −1.05% vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 15.7 per 100k2000
Period minimum 8.7 per 100k2019

Trend over time

2000–2019 · per 100,000 people

Road traffic death rate — High-income countries, 2000–2019810121416200020022004200620082010201220142016201820192000: 15.7 per 100k2001: 15.4 per 100k2002: 15.3 per 100k2003: 15.1 per 100k2004: 14.5 per 100k2005: 14.1 per 100k2006: 13.7 per 100k2007: 13.2 per 100k2008: 12.1 per 100k2009: 10.9 per 100k2010: 10.2 per 100k2011: 10.2 per 100k2012: 10.1 per 100k2013: 9.6 per 100k2014: 9.4 per 100k2015: 9.3 per 100k2016: 9.1 per 100k2017: 9 per 100k2018: 8.8 per 100k2019: 8.7 per 100k
Change over the period: −7 (−44.62%) Average annual rate: -3.06 %

Comparison, 2019

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 8.7 per 100k
World 16.7 per 100k
Road traffic death rate — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2019 8.7 −0.1 −1.05%
2018 8.8 −0.2 −1.73%
2017 9 −0.2 −1.81%
2016 9.1 −0.2 −1.95%
2015 9.3 −0.1 −1.23%
2014 9.4 −0.2 −1.74%
2013 9.6 −0.5 −4.71%
2012 10.1 −0.1 −1.37%
2011 10.2 −0 −0.47%
2010 10.2 −0.6 −5.72%
2009 10.9 −1.3 −10.44%
2008 12.1 −1.1 −8.01%
2007 13.2 −0.5 −3.56%
2006 13.7 −0.5 −3.3%
2005 14.1 −0.4 −2.72%
2004 14.5 −0.5 −3.48%
2003 15.1 −0.2 −1.51%
2002 15.3 −0.1 −0.53%
2001 15.4 −0.3 −2.2%
2000 15.7

About the indicator

The number of people killed in road traffic accidents per 100,000 people per year, as estimated by WHO. An estimate, not the sum of police reports: in many countries only deaths at the scene enter the statistics while those who die in hospital later do not, and WHO brings the data to a single thirty-day rule. The spread between countries reaches tenfold and is determined not so much by the number of cars as by the state of the roads, the rules and compliance with them.

Important: It is calculated per population, not per number of cars or kilometers driven. By risk per kilometer the order of countries is different: in countries with a small vehicle fleet there are more accidents for every car.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.