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Road traffic deaths

How many people are killed in road accidents in a year — in absolute numbers.

Unit: people Period: 2021–2021 Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO)
Source: WHO · About the indicator
Average: 5,967 people Countries: 195

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2021.

Road traffic deaths, 2021

Top-20 · people

Road traffic deaths, 20210100,000200,000300,000ChinaChina: 248,099 people248,099IndiaIndia: 205,894 people205,894United StatesUnited States: 47,750 people47,750NigeriaNigeria: 36,722 people36,722BrazilBrazil: 33,586 people33,586BangladeshBangladesh: 31,578 people31,578IndonesiaIndonesia: 31,063 people31,063PakistanPakistan: 27,568 people27,568EthiopiaEthiopia: 21,258 people21,258ThailandThailand: 18,218 people18,218IranIran: 18,156 people18,156VietnamVietnam: 17,229 people17,229Democratic Republic of …Democratic Republic of the Congo: 15,615 people15,615RussiaRussia: 15,335 people15,335MexicoMexico: 15,267 people15,267KenyaKenya: 14,926 people14,926South AfricaSouth Africa: 14,528 people14,528PhilippinesPhilippines: 11,062 people11,062MyanmarMyanmar: 10,405 people10,405EgyptEgypt: 10,263 people10,263
Road traffic deaths — 2021 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 CN China 248,099 2021 195
2 IN India 205,894 2021 194
3 US United States 47,750 2021 193
4 NG Nigeria 36,722 2021 192
5 BR Brazil 33,586 2021 191
6 BD Bangladesh 31,578 2021 190
7 ID Indonesia 31,063 2021 189
8 PK Pakistan 27,568 2021 188
9 ET Ethiopia 21,258 2021 187
10 TH Thailand 18,218 2021 186
11 IR Iran 18,156 2021 185
12 VN Vietnam 17,229 2021 184
13 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 15,615 2021 183
14 RU Russia 15,335 2021 182
15 MX Mexico 15,267 2021 181
16 KE Kenya 14,926 2021 180
17 ZA South Africa 14,528 2021 179
18 PH Philippines 11,062 2021 178
19 MM Myanmar 10,405 2021 177
20 EG Egypt 10,263 2021 176
21 TZ Tanzania 10,052 2021 175
22 YE Yemen 9,821 2021 174
23 AF Afghanistan 9,684 2021 173
24 IQ Iraq 9,344 2021 172
25 SD Sudan 8,967 2021 171
26 GH Ghana 8,494 2021 170
27 NP Nepal 8,479 2021 169
28 CO Colombia 8,341 2021 168
29 DZ Algeria 8,106 2021 167
30 UG Uganda 7,315 2021 166
31 MA Morocco 6,900 2021 165
32 SA Saudi Arabia 6,651 2021 164
33 MG Madagascar 6,512 2021 163
34 MZ Mozambique 6,451 2021 162
35 SY Syria 6,383 2021 161
36 NE Niger 6,278 2021 160
37 BF Burkina Faso 6,137 2021 159
38 CI Côte d'Ivoire 5,670 2021 158
39 TR Türkiye 5,528 2021 157
40 AO Angola 5,188 2021 156
41 GN Guinea 5,061 2021 155
42 ZW Zimbabwe 4,782 2021 154
43 MY Malaysia 4,680 2021 153
44 UA Ukraine 4,558 2021 152
45 TD Chad 4,533 2021 151
46 ML Mali 4,429 2021 150
47 PE Peru 4,284 2021 149
48 EC Ecuador 4,173 2021 148
49 MW Malawi 4,023 2021 147
50 AR Argentina 3,983 2021 146
51 VE Venezuela 3,718 2021 145
52 HT Haiti 3,579 2021 144
53 KR South Korea 3,570 2021 143
54 SN Senegal 3,502 2021 142
55 SO Somalia 3,440 2021 141
56 ZM Zambia 3,338 2021 140
57 JP Japan 3,304 2021 139
58 BJ Benin 3,225 2021 138
59 UZ Uzbekistan 3,155 2021 137
60 KH Cambodia 3,113 2021 136
61 DO Dominican Republic 3,048 2021 135
62 FR France 3,035 2021 134
63 IT Italy 2,964 2021 133
64 CM Cameroon 2,870 2021 132
65 DE Germany 2,778 2021 131
66 LK Sri Lanka 2,513 2021 130
67 SS South Sudan 2,500 2021 129
68 PL Poland 2,474 2021 128
69 KZ Kazakhstan 2,340 2021 127
70 LY Libya 2,287 2021 126
71 GT Guatemala 2,221 2021 125
72 BO Bolivia 2,127 2021 124
73 CL Chile 2,009 2021 123
74 TN Tunisia 2,004 2021 122
75 TG Togo 1,961 2021 121
76 HN Honduras 1,904 2021 120
77 RO Romania 1,856 2021 119
78 CA Canada 1,805 2021 118
79 AZ Azerbaijan 1,769 2021 117
80 ES Spain 1,653 2021 116
81 GB United Kingdom 1,606 2021 115
82 RW Rwanda 1,563 2021 114
83 BI Burundi 1,546 2021 113
84 JO Jordan 1,514 2021 112
85 PG Papua New Guinea 1,483 2021 111
86 CF Central African Republic 1,412 2021 110
87 PY Paraguay 1,405 2021 109
88 SV El Salvador 1,358 2021 108
89 TJ Tajikistan 1,352 2021 107
90 LA Laos 1,217 2021 106
91 SL Sierra Leone 1,165 2021 105
92 AU Australia 1,163 2021 104
93 NI Nicaragua 932 2021 103
94 KG Kyrgyzstan 869 2021 102
95 CR Costa Rica 798 2021 101
96 LR Liberia 794 2021 100
97 GR Greece 762 2021 99
98 PT Portugal 736 2021 98
99 HU Hungary 718 2021 97
100 BY Belarus 706 2021 96
101 ER Eritrea 640 2021 95
102 GW Guinea-Bissau 629 2021 94
103 CU Cuba 613 2021 93
104 NL Netherlands 600 2021 92
105 GM Gambia 582 2021 91
106 BG Bulgaria 578 2021 90
107 NA Namibia 557 2021 88
108 AE United Arab Emirates 557 2021 88
109 CZ Czechia 548 2021 87
110 LB Lebanon 544 2021 86
111 RS Serbia 537 2021 85
112 BE Belgium 532 2021 84
113 TM Turkmenistan 509 2021 83
114 JM Jamaica 502 2021 82
115 OM Oman 497 2021 81
116 LS Lesotho 492 2021 80
117 CG Republic of the Congo 488 2021 79
118 GE Georgia 476 2021 78
119 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 447 2021 76
120 UY Uruguay 447 2021 76
121 MR Mauritania 438 2021 75
122 BW Botswana 426 2021 74
123 MN Mongolia 414 2021 73
124 AT Austria 409 2021 72
125 PR Puerto Rico 407 2021 71
126 KW Kuwait 389 2021 70
127 AM Armenia 379 2021 69
128 IL Israel 375 2021 68
129 SK Slovakia 346 2021 67
130 NZ New Zealand 338 2021 66
131 HR Croatia 328 2021 65
132 PA Panama 316 2021 64
133 AL Albania 309 2021 63
134 SZ Eswatini 295 2021 62
135 GA Gabon 293 2021 61
136 MD Moldova 278 2021 60
137 DJ Djibouti 258 2021 59
138 PS Palestine 239 2021 58
139 KM Comoros 238 2021 57
140 FI Finland 232 2021 56
141 SE Sweden 217 2021 55
142 CH Switzerland 206 2021 54
143 QA Qatar 197 2021 53
144 GQ Equatorial Guinea 192 2021 52
145 LV Latvia 183 2021 51
146 LT Lithuania 175 2021 50
147 TL Timor-Leste 159 2021 49
148 IE Ireland 141 2021 48
149 DK Denmark 134 2021 47
150 MU Mauritius 126 2021 46
151 GY Guyana 122 2021 44
152 SI Slovenia 122 2021 44
153 MK North Macedonia 120 2021 43
154 BH Bahrain 118 2021 42
155 SG Singapore 110 2021 41
156 SR Suriname 99 2021 40
157 CV Cabo Verde 97 2021 39
158 BT Bhutan 95 2021 38
159 NO Norway 82 2021 37
160 SB Solomon Islands 79 2021 36
161 TT Trinidad and Tobago 77 2021 35
162 BZ Belize 70 2021 34
163 BS Bahamas 66 2021 33
164 EE Estonia 59 2021 32
165 ME Montenegro 57 2021 31
166 CY Cyprus 49 2021 29
167 FJ Fiji 49 2021 29
168 VU Vanuatu 40 2021 28
169 BB Barbados 28 2021 27
170 ST Sao Tome and Principe 26 2021 26
171 LU Luxembourg 25 2021 25
172 WS Samoa 21 2021 24
173 BN Brunei Darussalam 16 2021 21
174 FM Micronesia 16 2021 21
175 LC Saint Lucia 16 2021 21
176 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 11 2021 20
177 MT Malta 10 2021 19
178 IS Iceland 9 2021 17
179 TO Tonga 9 2021 17
180 DM Dominica 8 2021 14
181 GD Grenada 8 2021 14
182 KI Kiribati 8 2021 14
183 AG Antigua and Barbuda 7 2021 11
184 MV Maldives 7 2021 11
185 SC Seychelles 7 2021 11
186 MH Marshall Islands 5 2021 9
187 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 2021 9
188 PW Palau 4 2021 8
189 CK Cook Islands 3 2021 7
190 AD Andorra 2 2021 4
191 SM San Marino 2 2021 4
192 TV Tuvalu 2 2021 4
193 NR Nauru 1 2021 3
194 MC Monaco 0 2021 1
195 NU Niue 0 2021 1
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Maximum 248,099 people
Median 736 people
Minimum 0 people
World 1.16M people

About the indicator

The estimated number of people killed in road traffic accidents during a year. In absolute numbers the picture is set by the size of the country and of its vehicle fleet: more than half of the world's road deaths occur in a dozen of the most populous states. The world total holds at around 1.2 million people a year — that makes roads one of the leading causes of death among young people.

Important: A single-year snapshot from the WHO report on road safety rather than an annual series: the reports come out once every few years. For the trend, the death rate per 100,000 people serves better.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
people
Observation period
2021–2021
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Dataset
Global Health Observatory

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