Australia vs Finland: Death rate from road injuries
Australia
4.49 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Finland
4.19 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Australia rank
171st
Finland rank
174th
Death rate from road injuries over time
- Australia
- Finland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland, a difference of 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 171st and Finland ranks 174th of 194 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.954 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 5.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.705 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 4.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from road injuries, Australia or Finland?
- Australia, at 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from road injuries between Australia and Finland?
- 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Finland rank globally for death rate from road injuries?
- Australia ranks 171st and Finland ranks 174th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from road injuries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes, per 100,000 people.