Death rate due to road traffic injuries in North Korea
North Korea: Death rate due to road traffic injuries was 24.2 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Death rate due to road traffic injuries in North Korea, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 24.2 per 100,000 population for death rate due to road traffic injuries in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate due to road traffic injuries in North Korea peaked at 24.2 per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.6 per 100,000 population, in 2005.
That places North Korea 49th out of 182 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Death rate due to road traffic injuries in North Korea, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.7 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2005 | 22.6 per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 23.3 per 100,000 population | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 23.5 per 100,000 population | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 24.2 per 100,000 population | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.65 per 100,000 population | 22.6 per 100,000 population | 22.7 per 100,000 population | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.67 per 100,000 population | 23.3 per 100,000 population | 24.2 per 100,000 population | 3 |
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- 46 Ghana 25.7 per 100,000 population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate due to road traffic injuries in North Korea?
- Death rate due to road traffic injuries in North Korea was 24.2 per 100,000 population in 2019, according to World Health Organization (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate due to road traffic injuries recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest death rate due to road traffic injuries recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6 per 100,000 population in 2005.
- How does North Korea rank for death rate due to road traffic injuries?
- North Korea ranks 49th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is death rate due to road traffic injuries rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate due to road traffic injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate from road traffic incidents, including vehicle drivers or passengers, motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians, measured as the number of deaths per 100,000 people.