Road traffic death rate — all countries

Road traffic death rate — North America

Road traffic death rate in North America in 2019 — 11.9 per 100k. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 21%.

2019 11.9 per 100k +0.62% vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 15.6 per 100k2002
Period minimum 10.8 per 100k2014

Trend over time

2000–2019 · per 100,000 people

Road traffic death rate — North America, 2000–201910121416200020022004200620082010201220142016201820192000: 15.1 per 100k2001: 15.1 per 100k2002: 15.6 per 100k2003: 15.3 per 100k2004: 15.1 per 100k2005: 15.1 per 100k2006: 15 per 100k2007: 14.3 per 100k2008: 12.9 per 100k2009: 11.6 per 100k2010: 11.3 per 100k2011: 11.1 per 100k2012: 11.4 per 100k2013: 10.9 per 100k2014: 10.8 per 100k2015: 11.5 per 100k2016: 12.2 per 100k2017: 12.1 per 100k2018: 11.9 per 100k2019: 11.9 per 100k
Change over the period: −3.2 (−21.02%) Average annual rate: -1.23 %

Comparison, 2019

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North America

North America 11.9 per 100k
World 16.7 per 100k
Road traffic death rate — North America, by year North America All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2019 11.9 +0.1 +0.62%
2018 11.9 −0.2 −1.7%
2017 12.1 −0.1 −0.93%
2016 12.2 +0.7 +6.26%
2015 11.5 +0.7 +6.7%
2014 10.8 −0.1 −1.29%
2013 10.9 −0.5 −4.32%
2012 11.4 +0.3 +2.79%
2011 11.1 −0.2 −1.69%
2010 11.3 −0.4 −3.03%
2009 11.6 −1.3 −9.73%
2008 12.9 −1.4 −10.07%
2007 14.3 −0.7 −4.35%
2006 15 −0.1 −0.86%
2005 15.1 −0 −0.21%
2004 15.1 −0.2 −1.31%
2003 15.3 −0.2 −1.54%
2002 15.6 +0.5 +3.31%
2001 15.1 −0.1 −0.39%
2000 15.1

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.