Death rate from road injuries in Israel
Israel: Death rate from road injuries was 4.26 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from road injuries in Israel, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Israel recorded 4.26 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from road injuries in 2021.
The figure is up 18.7% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road injuries in Israel peaked at 8.96 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.
Israel ranks 173rd 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.77 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 8.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 8.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 7.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 7.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 6.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 6.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 5.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 6.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.1% |
| 2010 | 4.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 4.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.5% |
| 2013 | 4.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 4.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 3.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 4.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 4.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road injuries in Israel?
- Death rate from road injuries in Israel was 4.26 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 8.96 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest death rate from road injuries recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Israel rank for death rate from road injuries?
- Israel ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road injuries rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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.