Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Korea
Korea: Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities was 14.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Korea, 1990–2010
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Korea recorded 14.2% for alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Korea peaked at 16.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1990.
That places Korea 16th out of 37 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.1% | — |
| 1995 | 6.7% | +116.1% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 12.3% | +41.4% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | -7.8% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 14.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.2%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Korea's 14.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.3%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +116.1% | 3.1% | 6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.2% | 3.1% | 12.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 11.9% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Korea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Korea?
- Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Korea was 14.2% in 2010, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1990.
- How does Korea rank for alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities?
- Korea ranks 16th out of 37 countries with data for 2010.
- Is alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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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