Death rate from road accidents ghe in Turkey
Turkey: Death rate from road accidents ghe was 6.52 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from road accidents ghe in Turkey, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from road accidents ghe in Turkey is 6.52, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road accidents ghe in Turkey peaked at 9.75 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.7, in 2012.
Turkey ranks 152nd 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 accidents ghe in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.86 | — |
| 2001 | 8.54 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 8.64 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 8.26 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 7.96 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 7.53 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 7.09 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 7.33 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 6.78 | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 6.17 | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 7.16 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 6.47 | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 5.7 | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 8.71 | +52.8% |
| 2014 | 8.17 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 9.75 | +19.3% |
| 2016 | 9.29 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 9.33 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.31 | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 6.76 | -18.7% |
| 2020 | 5.96 | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 6.52 | +9.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 6.52 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.69, 51% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 6.52 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.43, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from road accidents ghe in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +52.8% | 5.7 | 8.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.72 | 6.17 | 8.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.97 | 5.7 | 9.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.24 | 5.96 | 6.52 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road accidents ghe in Turkey?
- Death rate from road accidents ghe in Turkey was 6.52 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from road accidents ghe recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 9.75 in 2015.
- What is the lowest death rate from road accidents ghe recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 in 2012.
- How does Turkey rank for death rate from road accidents ghe?
- Turkey ranks 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road accidents ghe rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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.
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