Road traffic death rate — all countries

Road traffic death rate — South Korea

Road traffic death rate in South Korea in 2019 — 8.6 per 100k. Ranked 52 in the world out of 183. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 66.4%.

2019 8.6 per 100k +0% vs 2018
World rank 52of 183
Period maximum 25.6 per 100k2000
Period minimum 8.6 per 100k2018

Trend over time

2000–2019 · per 100,000 people

Road traffic death rate — South Korea, 2000–20190102030200020022004200620082010201220142016201820192000: 25.6 per 100k2001: 21 per 100k2002: 18.6 per 100k2003: 18.8 per 100k2004: 16.6 per 100k2005: 16.1 per 100k2006: 15.9 per 100k2007: 15.4 per 100k2008: 15 per 100k2009: 14.7 per 100k2010: 13.7 per 100k2011: 12.8 per 100k2012: 12.7 per 100k2013: 11.8 per 100k2014: 10.9 per 100k2015: 10.6 per 100k2016: 9.8 per 100k2017: 9.5 per 100k2018: 8.6 per 100k2019: 8.6 per 100k
Change over the period: −17 (−66.41%) Average annual rate: -5.58 %

Comparison, 2019

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea

South Korea 8.6 per 100k
World 16.7 per 100k
East Asia & Pacific 16.5 per 100k
Eastern Asia computed 16.2 per 100k
High-income countries computed 8.7 per 100k
Road traffic death rate — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2019 8.6 +0 +0%
2018 8.6 −0.9 −9.47%
2017 9.5 −0.3 −3.06%
2016 9.8 −0.8 −7.55%
2015 10.6 −0.3 −2.75%
2014 10.9 −0.9 −7.63%
2013 11.8 −0.9 −7.09%
2012 12.7 −0.1 −0.78%
2011 12.8 −0.9 −6.57%
2010 13.7 −1 −6.8%
2009 14.7 −0.3 −2%
2008 15 −0.4 −2.6%
2007 15.4 −0.5 −3.14%
2006 15.9 −0.2 −1.24%
2005 16.1 −0.5 −3.01%
2004 16.6 −2.2 −11.7%
2003 18.8 +0.2 +1.08%
2002 18.6 −2.4 −11.43%
2001 21 −4.6 −17.97%
2000 25.6

Eastern Asia, 2019

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.