Death rate from road injuries in Ireland
Ireland: Death rate from road injuries was 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from road injuries in Ireland, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from road injuries in Ireland is 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road injuries in Ireland peaked at 11.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Ireland ranks 181st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from road injuries in Ireland, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.44 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 11.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 10.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 8.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 9.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 10 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 8.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 7.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 6.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 5.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 4.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 4.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 3.99 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 178 Spain 3.51 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 179 Netherlands 3.43 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 180 Germany 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 182 Japan 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 183 Andorra 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 184 Iceland 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road injuries in Ireland?
- Death rate from road injuries in Ireland was 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from road injuries recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from road injuries recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for death rate from road injuries?
- Ireland ranks 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road injuries rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes, per 100,000 people.