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

United States of America, at 42,939 deaths against 8,648 deaths in Thailand as of 2021.

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

34,291 deaths, with United States of America ahead.

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

16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.

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.

Thailand vs United States of America: Deaths in road incidents

Thailand

8,648 deaths

in 2019

United States of America

42,939 deaths

in 2021

Thailand rank

6th

United States of America rank

3rd

Deaths in road incidents over time

Thailand
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 42,939 deaths against 8,648 deaths in Thailand, a difference of 34,291 deaths.

That makes United States of America's figure about 5.0 times Thailand's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Thailand ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 65 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Thailand	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8,003 deaths	40,270 deaths	32,267 deaths	United States of America
2010s	7,953 deaths	34,885 deaths	26,932 deaths	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths in road incidents, Thailand or United States of America?: United States of America, at 42,939 deaths against 8,648 deaths in Thailand as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths in road incidents between Thailand and United States of America?: 34,291 deaths, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and United States of America?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Thailand and United States of America rank globally for deaths in road incidents?: Thailand ranks 6th 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.