Korea vs New Zealand: Death rate from road injuries

Korea
6.89 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
New Zealand
6.59 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Korea rank
148th
New Zealand rank
150th

Death rate from road injuries over time

  • Korea
  • New Zealand
510152025200020102021

How they compare

Korea currently reports 6.89 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.59 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 148th and New Zealand ranks 150th of 194 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 18.59 deaths per 100,000 people 10.88 deaths per 100,000 people 7.71 deaths per 100,000 people Korea
2010s 11.14 deaths per 100,000 people 7.65 deaths per 100,000 people 3.49 deaths per 100,000 people Korea
2020s 7.15 deaths per 100,000 people 6.62 deaths per 100,000 people 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from road injuries, Korea or New Zealand?
Korea, at 6.89 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.59 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from road injuries between Korea and New Zealand?
0.3 deaths per 100,000 people, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and New Zealand?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Korea and New Zealand rank globally for death rate from road injuries?
Korea ranks 148th and New Zealand ranks 150th 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.