Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Switzerland
Switzerland: Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities was 16.3% in 2008. ▼ Falling
Latest (2008)
16.3%
Change on year
up 14.0%
World rank
13th
of 37 countries
All-time high
20.2%
in 2004
All-time low
14.3%
in 2007
Years of data
11
1996–2008
Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Switzerland, 1996–2008
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 16.3% for alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in 2008.
That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Switzerland peaked at 20.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2007.
Switzerland ranks 13th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 20.0% | — |
| 1998 | 18.3% | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 19.3% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 19.7% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | -18.7% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | +14.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 16.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.8%, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 16.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.3%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.1% | 18.3% | 20.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 14.3% | 20.2% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Switzerland?
- Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Switzerland was 16.3% in 2008, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2007.
- How does Switzerland rank for alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities?
- Switzerland ranks 13th out of 37 countries with data for 2008.
- Is alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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