Death rate from road injuries in United States of America
United States of America: Death rate from road injuries was 14.41 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
14.41 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 10.8%
World rank
81st
of 194 countries
All-time high
16.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2002
All-time low
11.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from road injuries in United States of America, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from road injuries in United States of America stood at 14.41 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road injuries in United States of America peaked at 16.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.22 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2014.
United States of America ranks 81st 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.67 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 15.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 16.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 15.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 15.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 15.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 15.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 14.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 13.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 12.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 11.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 11.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.84 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 11.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 11.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 11.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 12.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 12.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 12.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 13 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 14.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 13 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 78 Angola 15.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 79 Papua New Guinea 14.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 80 India 14.63 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 82 Micronesia, Federated States of 14.14 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 83 Malaysia 13.94 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 84 Equatorial Guinea 13.87 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 84 Tajikistan 13.87 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road injuries in United States of America?
- Death rate from road injuries in United States of America was 14.41 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 16.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest death rate from road injuries recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014.
- How does United States of America rank for death rate from road injuries?
- United States of America ranks 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road injuries rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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.