Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Poland

Poland: Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities was 13.3% in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
13.3%
Change on year
up 107.8%
World rank
19th
of 37 countries
All-time high
13.3%
in 2011
All-time low
6.4%
in 2010
Years of data
11
2000–2011

Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Poland, 2000–2011

0510152000200520112000: 10.22001: 7.72002: 9.12003: 8.22004: 7.42005: 8.42006: 7.52007: 8.32008: 8.62010: 6.42011: 13.3

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2011, alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Poland stood at 13.3%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 107.8% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Poland peaked at 13.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2010.

Poland ranks 19th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities (% of all road traffic crashes with fatalities) in Poland, 2000 to 2011.
Year Value Change
2000 10.2%
2001 7.7% -24.5%
2002 9.1% +18.2%
2003 8.2% -9.9%
2004 7.4% -9.8%
2005 8.4% +13.5%
2006 7.5% -10.7%
2007 8.3% +10.7%
2008 8.6% +3.6%
2010 6.4% -25.6%
2011 13.3% +107.8%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 13.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.8%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 13.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.3%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.4% 7.4% 10.2% 9
2010s 9.9% 6.4% 13.3% 2

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 16 Chile 14.2% compare
  2. 16 South Korea 14.2% compare
  3. 18 United Kingdom 14.1% compare
  4. 20 Sweden 12.5% compare
  5. 21 Hungary 11.1% compare
  6. 22 Lithuania 10.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Poland?
Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Poland was 13.3% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2011.
What is the lowest alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2010.
How does Poland rank for alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities?
Poland ranks 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2011.
Is alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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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Indicator
Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities (% of all road traffic crashes with fatalities)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
37 places, 438 data points, 1990–2013
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