New Zealand vs Poland: Death rate from road injuries

New Zealand
6.59 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Poland
6.65 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
New Zealand rank
150th
Poland rank
149th

Death rate from road injuries over time

  • New Zealand
  • Poland
7.51012.51517.5200020102021

How they compare

Poland currently reports 6.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.59 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.

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

New Zealand ranks 150th and Poland ranks 149th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Poland Difference Ahead
2000s 10.88 deaths per 100,000 people 16.26 deaths per 100,000 people 5.38 deaths per 100,000 people Poland
2010s 7.65 deaths per 100,000 people 10.43 deaths per 100,000 people 2.77 deaths per 100,000 people Poland
2020s 6.62 deaths per 100,000 people 8.23 deaths per 100,000 people 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from road injuries, New Zealand or Poland?
Poland, at 6.65 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 New Zealand and Poland?
0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Poland?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do New Zealand and Poland rank globally for death rate from road injuries?
New Zealand ranks 150th and Poland ranks 149th 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.