Which has higher deaths in road incidents, Indonesia or United States of America?

United States of America, at 42,939 deaths against 29,472 deaths in Indonesia as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths in road incidents between Indonesia and United States of America?

13,467 deaths, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States of America?

27 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths in road incidents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indonesia vs United States of America: Deaths in road incidents

Indonesia

29,472 deaths

in 2018

United States of America

42,939 deaths

in 2021

Indonesia rank

4th

United States of America rank

3rd

Deaths in road incidents over time

Indonesia
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 42,939 deaths against 29,472 deaths in Indonesia, a difference of 13,467 deaths.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.5 times Indonesia's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 65 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10,830 deaths	41,154 deaths	30,324 deaths	United States of America
2000s	13,788 deaths	41,165 deaths	27,377 deaths	United States of America
2010s	27,892 deaths	34,722 deaths	6,830 deaths	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths in road incidents, Indonesia or United States of America?: United States of America, at 42,939 deaths against 29,472 deaths in Indonesia as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths in road incidents between Indonesia and United States of America?: 13,467 deaths, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States of America?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
How do Indonesia and United States of America rank globally for deaths in road incidents?: Indonesia ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 65 countries.
Where does this data come from?: OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths in road incidents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths in road incidents
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: 65 places, 2,830 data points, 1900–2022
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of reported deaths due to road accidents.