Road traffic death rate — all countries

Road traffic death rate — United States

Road traffic death rate in the United States in 2019 — 12.7 per 100k. Ranked 73 in the world out of 183. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 19.1%.

2019 12.7 per 100k +0.79% vs 2018
World rank 73of 183
Period maximum 16.2 per 100k2002
Period minimum 11.3 per 100k2014

Trend over time

2000–2019 · per 100,000 people

Road traffic death rate — United States, 2000–20191012141618200020022004200620082010201220142016201820192000: 15.7 per 100k2001: 15.7 per 100k2002: 16.2 per 100k2003: 16 per 100k2004: 15.8 per 100k2005: 15.7 per 100k2006: 15.6 per 100k2007: 14.9 per 100k2008: 13.4 per 100k2009: 12.1 per 100k2010: 11.7 per 100k2011: 11.6 per 100k2012: 11.9 per 100k2013: 11.4 per 100k2014: 11.3 per 100k2015: 12.1 per 100k2016: 12.9 per 100k2017: 12.8 per 100k2018: 12.6 per 100k2019: 12.7 per 100k
Change over the period: −3 (−19.11%) Average annual rate: -1.11 %

Comparison, 2019

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States

United States 12.7 per 100k
World 16.7 per 100k
North America 11.9 per 100k
High-income countries computed 8.7 per 100k
Road traffic death rate — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2019 12.7 +0.1 +0.79%
2018 12.6 −0.2 −1.56%
2017 12.8 −0.1 −0.78%
2016 12.9 +0.8 +6.61%
2015 12.1 +0.8 +7.08%
2014 11.3 −0.1 −0.88%
2013 11.4 −0.5 −4.2%
2012 11.9 +0.3 +2.59%
2011 11.6 −0.1 −0.85%
2010 11.7 −0.4 −3.31%
2009 12.1 −1.3 −9.7%
2008 13.4 −1.5 −10.07%
2007 14.9 −0.7 −4.49%
2006 15.6 −0.1 −0.64%
2005 15.7 −0.1 −0.63%
2004 15.8 −0.2 −1.25%
2003 16 −0.2 −1.23%
2002 16.2 +0.5 +3.18%
2001 15.7 +0 +0%
2000 15.7

Northern America, 2019

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

CA Canada 5.3 US United States 12.7

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.