Iceland vs Ireland: Death rate from road injuries

Iceland
2.43 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ireland
2.83 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Iceland rank
184th
Ireland rank
181st

Death rate from road injuries over time

  • Iceland
  • Ireland
24681012200020102021

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 184th and Ireland ranks 181st of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 7.99 deaths per 100,000 people 9.01 deaths per 100,000 people 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people Ireland
2010s 4.02 deaths per 100,000 people 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people Iceland
2020s 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from road injuries, Iceland or Ireland?
Ireland, at 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from road injuries between Iceland and Ireland?
0.4 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ireland?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Iceland and Ireland rank globally for death rate from road injuries?
Iceland ranks 184th and Ireland ranks 181st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – 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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Indicator
Death rate from road injuries
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes, per 100,000 people.