Road traffic death rate — all countries

Road traffic death rate — World

Road traffic death rate in the world in 2019 — 16.7 per 100k. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 12.3%.

2019 16.7 per 100k +0.08% vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 19.3 per 100k2002
Period minimum 16.7 per 100k2018

Trend over time

2000–2019 · per 100,000 people

Road traffic death rate — World, 2000–20191617181920200020022004200620082010201220142016201820192000: 19.1 per 100k2001: 19.2 per 100k2002: 19.3 per 100k2003: 19.1 per 100k2004: 18.9 per 100k2005: 18.9 per 100k2006: 18.9 per 100k2007: 18.9 per 100k2008: 18.6 per 100k2009: 18.3 per 100k2010: 18.2 per 100k2011: 18.2 per 100k2012: 18 per 100k2013: 17.5 per 100k2014: 17.2 per 100k2015: 17 per 100k2016: 16.9 per 100k2017: 16.8 per 100k2018: 16.7 per 100k2019: 16.7 per 100k
Change over the period: −2.4 (−12.31%) Average annual rate: -0.69 %

Comparison, 2019

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

World 16.7 per 100k
World 16.7 per 100k
Road traffic death rate — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2019 16.7 +0 +0.08%
2018 16.7 −0 −0.17%
2017 16.8 −0.1 −0.68%
2016 16.9 −0.1 −0.69%
2015 17 −0.2 −1.19%
2014 17.2 −0.3 −1.98%
2013 17.5 −0.4 −2.4%
2012 18 −0.2 −1.19%
2011 18.2 −0 −0.03%
2010 18.2 −0.1 −0.55%
2009 18.3 −0.3 −1.61%
2008 18.6 −0.3 −1.38%
2007 18.9 −0.1 −0.28%
2006 18.9 −0 −0.16%
2005 18.9 +0.1 +0.51%
2004 18.9 −0.2 −1.04%
2003 19.1 −0.2 −1.23%
2002 19.3 +0.1 +0.68%
2001 19.2 +0.1 +0.3%
2000 19.1

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.