Death rate from road injuries in Russia
Russia: Death rate from road injuries was 10.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from road injuries in Russia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Russia recorded 10.57 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from road injuries in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road injuries in Russia peaked at 33.95 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10.57 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Russia ranks 114th of 194 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 injuries in Russia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.54 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 31.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 32.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 33.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 32.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 31.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 30.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 30.99 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 28.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 23.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 22.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 23.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 23.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 22.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 22.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 19.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 15.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.2% |
| 2017 | 15.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 14.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 13.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 11.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 10.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 111 Dominica 11.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 112 Oman 10.99 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 113 Albania 10.82 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 115 Cameroon 10.55 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 116 Ukraine 10.47 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 117 Chile 10.31 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road injuries in Russia?
- Death rate from road injuries in Russia was 10.57 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.95 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest death rate from road injuries recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Russia rank for death rate from road injuries?
- Russia ranks 114th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road injuries rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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.