Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities, per 100,000 in New Zealand
New Zealand: Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities, per 100,000 was 2 in 2013. ▼ Falling
Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities, per 100,000 in New Zealand, 1996–2013
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2013, alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities, per 100,000 in New Zealand stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities, per 100,000 in New Zealand peaked at 4.7 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2013.
New Zealand ranks 7th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities, per 100,000 in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.7 | — |
| 1997 | 4.5 | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 4.2 | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 3.6 | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 3.4 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 3.5 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.2 | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 4.1 | +28.1% |
| 2004 | 3.7 | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 3.2 | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 3.7 | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 3.2 | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 3.5 | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 3.6 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.2 | -38.9% |
| 2012 | 2.3 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 2 | -13.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.95, 2.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.25 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.46 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.52 | 2 | 3.6 | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities, per 100,000 in New Zealand?
- Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities, per 100,000 in New Zealand was 2 in 2013, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities, per 100,000 recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7 in 1996.
- What is the lowest alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities, per 100,000 recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2013.
- How does New Zealand rank for alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities, per 100,000?
- New Zealand ranks 7th out of 31 countries with data for 2013.
- Is alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities, per 100,000 rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities, per 100,000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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