Australia vs Italy: Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers

Australia
4.5 deaths
in 2022
Italy
4.57 deaths
in 2022
Australia rank
32nd
Italy rank
31st

Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers over time

  • Australia
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 4.57 deaths against 4.5 deaths in Australia, a difference of 0.07 deaths.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

Australia ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 31st of 43 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 28.41 deaths 32.72 deaths 4.31 deaths Italy
1980s 16.92 deaths 18.01 deaths 1.08 deaths Italy
1990s 8.42 deaths 10.44 deaths 2.02 deaths Italy
2000s 6 deaths 7.43 deaths 1.42 deaths Italy
2010s 4.17 deaths 4.52 deaths 0.3546 deaths Italy
2020s 4.16 deaths 4.52 deaths 0.353 deaths Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers, Australia or Italy?
Italy, at 4.57 deaths against 4.5 deaths in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers between Australia and Italy?
0.07 deaths, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Australia and Italy rank globally for road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers?
Australia ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 31st of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers
Unit
deaths
Source
OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 1,434 data points, 1970–2022
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Number of deaths due to road accidents per billion passenger kilometers traveled on the road.