Death rate from road accidents ghe in China

China: Death rate from road accidents ghe was 17.4 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
17.4
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
58th
of 192 countries
All-time high
22.7
in 2002
All-time low
17.27
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from road accidents ghe in China, 2000–2021

05101520252000201020212000: 21.92001: 22.52002: 22.72003: 21.72004: 21.12005: 21.32006: 21.22007: 21.42008: 212009: 20.92010: 20.72011: 21.12012: 20.72013: 202014: 19.12015: 18.52016: 18.32017: 182018: 17.82019: 17.62020: 17.32021: 17.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

China recorded 17.4 for death rate from road accidents ghe in 2021.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from road accidents ghe in China peaked at 22.7 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 17.27, in 2020.

China ranks 58th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Death rate from road accidents ghe in China, year by year

Annual values for Death rate from road accidents ghe in China, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 21.94
2001 22.47 +2.4%
2002 22.7 +1.0%
2003 21.68 -4.5%
2004 21.07 -2.8%
2005 21.31 +1.1%
2006 21.25 -0.3%
2007 21.4 +0.7%
2008 20.99 -1.9%
2009 20.93 -0.3%
2010 20.69 -1.1%
2011 21.11 +2.0%
2012 20.71 -1.9%
2013 19.96 -3.6%
2014 19.13 -4.2%
2015 18.52 -3.2%
2016 18.27 -1.3%
2017 18.02 -1.4%
2018 17.8 -1.2%
2019 17.6 -1.1%
2020 17.27 -1.9%
2021 17.4 +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.57 20.93 22.7 10
2010s 19.18 17.6 21.11 10
2020s 17.34 17.27 17.4 2

Countries ranked near China

  1. 55 Ethiopia 17.67 compare
  2. 56 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 17.61 compare
  3. 57 Belize 17.5 compare
  4. 59 Nigeria 17.2 compare
  5. 60 Azerbaijan 17.15 compare
  6. 61 Zambia 17.14 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

More health data for China

All data for China →

Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from road accidents ghe in China?
Death rate from road accidents ghe in China was 17.4 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from road accidents ghe recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 22.7 in 2002.
What is the lowest death rate from road accidents ghe recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 17.27 in 2020.
How does China rank for death rate from road accidents ghe?
China ranks 58th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from road accidents ghe rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from road accidents ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Death rate from road accidents ghe in China. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/death-rate-from-road-accidents-ghe/china/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/death-rate-from-road-accidents-ghe/china/">Death rate from road accidents ghe in China</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Death rate from road accidents ghe
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed