Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in France
France: Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities was 25.6% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
25.6%
Change on year
down 22.2%
World rank
6th
of 37 countries
All-time high
32.9%
in 2010
All-time low
16.9%
in 2007
Years of data
13
1998–2011
Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in France, 1998–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2011, alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in France stood at 25.6%.
That represents a change of down 22.2% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in France peaked at 32.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2007.
That places France 6th out of 37 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 19.0% | — |
| 2000 | 21.2% | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 20.7% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | -26.2% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | +37.9% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | +32.7% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | -22.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 25.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.8%, 2.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- France's 25.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.3%, 1.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 16.9% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 25.6% | 32.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near France
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in France?
- Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in France was 25.6% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2007.
- How does France rank for alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities?
- France ranks 6th out of 37 countries with data for 2011.
- Is alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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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