Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Finland
Finland: Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities was 24.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Latest (2010)
24.5%
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
9th
of 37 countries
All-time high
28.0%
in 2008
All-time low
16.3%
in 1990
Years of data
12
1990–2010
Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Finland, 1990–2010
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2010, alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Finland stood at 24.5%.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Finland peaked at 28.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 1990.
Finland ranks 9th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.3% | — |
| 2000 | 17.9% | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | -19.2% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +26.6% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | -21.4% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | +11.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 24.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.8%, 2.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Finland's 24.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.3%, 1.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 17.7% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 24.5% | 24.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Finland?
- Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Finland was 24.5% in 2010, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 1990.
- How does Finland rank for alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities?
- Finland ranks 9th out of 37 countries with data for 2010.
- Is alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities (% of all road traffic crashes with fatalities). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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