Deaths from road injuries by country
Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes.
Countries reporting
191
Highest
248,099 deaths
China
Lowest
0 deaths
Niue
Median
798 deaths
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,268
What the numbers show
Deaths from road injuries is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 248,099 deaths in China; the lowest is 0 deaths in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 798 deaths, and the mean is 6,146 deaths.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 117 fell. The largest increase was in Kiribati (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Monaco (down 100.0%).
Deaths from road injuries: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 248,099 deaths | 2021 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 2 | India | 205,894 deaths | 2021 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 48,572 deaths | 2021 | up 34.2% | falling |
| 4 | Nigeria | 36,704 deaths | 2021 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 33,586 deaths | 2021 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 31,578 deaths | 2021 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 7 | Indonesia | 31,063 deaths | 2021 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 8 | Pakistan | 27,568 deaths | 2021 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 21,258 deaths | 2021 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 10 | Thailand | 18,218 deaths | 2021 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 11 | Iran | 18,156 deaths | 2021 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 12 | Vietnam | 17,229 deaths | 2021 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 15,615 deaths | 2021 | down 12.6% | flat |
| 14 | Russia | 15,335 deaths | 2021 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 15 | Mexico | 15,267 deaths | 2021 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 16 | Kenya | 14,926 deaths | 2021 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 17 | South Africa | 14,528 deaths | 2021 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 18 | North Korea | 11,087 deaths | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 19 | Philippines | 11,062 deaths | 2021 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 20 | Myanmar | 10,405 deaths | 2021 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 21 | Egypt | 10,263 deaths | 2021 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 22 | Tanzania | 10,052 deaths | 2021 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 23 | Yemen | 9,821 deaths | 2021 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 9,605 deaths | 2021 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 25 | Iraq | 9,344 deaths | 2021 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 26 | Sudan | 8,967 deaths | 2021 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 27 | Ghana | 8,494 deaths | 2021 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 28 | Nepal | 8,479 deaths | 2021 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 29 | Colombia | 8,341 deaths | 2021 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 30 | Algeria | 8,106 deaths | 2021 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 31 | Uganda | 7,315 deaths | 2021 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 32 | Morocco | 6,900 deaths | 2021 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 33 | Madagascar | 6,512 deaths | 2021 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 34 | Mozambique | 6,451 deaths | 2021 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 35 | Syria | 6,383 deaths | 2021 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 36 | Niger | 6,278 deaths | 2021 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | 6,137 deaths | 2021 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 5,780 deaths | 2021 | down 37.1% | rising |
| 39 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5,670 deaths | 2021 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 40 | Turkey | 5,528 deaths | 2021 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 41 | Angola | 5,188 deaths | 2021 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 42 | Guinea | 5,061 deaths | 2021 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 4,782 deaths | 2021 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 44 | Malaysia | 4,680 deaths | 2021 | down 34.0% | flat |
| 45 | Ukraine | 4,558 deaths | 2021 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 46 | Chad | 4,533 deaths | 2021 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 47 | Mali | 4,429 deaths | 2021 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 48 | Peru | 4,284 deaths | 2021 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 49 | Ecuador | 4,173 deaths | 2021 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 50 | Malawi | 4,023 deaths | 2021 | up 63.7% | rising |
| 51 | Argentina | 3,983 deaths | 2021 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 52 | Venezuela | 3,718 deaths | 2021 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 53 | Haiti | 3,579 deaths | 2021 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 54 | South Korea | 3,570 deaths | 2021 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 55 | Senegal | 3,502 deaths | 2021 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 56 | Somalia | 3,440 deaths | 2021 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 57 | Zambia | 3,338 deaths | 2021 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 58 | Japan | 3,304 deaths | 2021 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Benin | 3,225 deaths | 2021 | up 100.4% | rising |
| 60 | Uzbekistan | 3,155 deaths | 2021 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 61 | Cambodia | 3,113 deaths | 2021 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 3,048 deaths | 2021 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 63 | France | 3,035 deaths | 2021 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 64 | Italy | 2,964 deaths | 2021 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 65 | Cameroon | 2,870 deaths | 2021 | down 34.2% | rising |
| 66 | Germany | 2,778 deaths | 2021 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 67 | Poland | 2,547 deaths | 2021 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 2,513 deaths | 2021 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 69 | South Sudan | 2,500 deaths | 2021 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 2,340 deaths | 2021 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 71 | Libya | 2,287 deaths | 2021 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 72 | Guatemala | 2,221 deaths | 2021 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 73 | Bolivia | 2,127 deaths | 2021 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 74 | Chile | 2,009 deaths | 2021 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 75 | Tunisia | 2,004 deaths | 2021 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 76 | Togo | 1,961 deaths | 2021 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 77 | Honduras | 1,888 deaths | 2021 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 78 | Romania | 1,856 deaths | 2021 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 79 | Canada | 1,805 deaths | 2021 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 1,769 deaths | 2021 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 81 | Spain | 1,665 deaths | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 82 | United Kingdom | 1,606 deaths | 2021 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 83 | Rwanda | 1,563 deaths | 2021 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 84 | Burundi | 1,546 deaths | 2021 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 85 | Papua New Guinea | 1,483 deaths | 2021 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 86 | Jordan | 1,460 deaths | 2021 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 87 | Central African Republic | 1,434 deaths | 2021 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 88 | Paraguay | 1,405 deaths | 2021 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 89 | El Salvador | 1,358 deaths | 2021 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 90 | Tajikistan | 1,352 deaths | 2021 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 91 | Laos | 1,217 deaths | 2021 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 92 | Sierra Leone | 1,165 deaths | 2021 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 93 | Australia | 1,163 deaths | 2021 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 932 deaths | 2021 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 869 deaths | 2021 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 798 deaths | 2021 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 97 | Liberia | 792.01 deaths | 2021 | down 18.6% | flat |
| 98 | Greece | 753.25 deaths | 2021 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 99 | Portugal | 736 deaths | 2021 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 100 | Hungary | 708.91 deaths | 2021 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 101 | Belarus | 706 deaths | 2021 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 102 | Eritrea | 640 deaths | 2021 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 103 | Guinea-Bissau | 628.95 deaths | 2021 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 104 | Cuba | 614.43 deaths | 2021 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 105 | Netherlands | 600 deaths | 2021 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 106 | Gambia | 582 deaths | 2021 | up 81.3% | rising |
| 107 | United Arab Emirates | 578.52 deaths | 2021 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 108 | Bulgaria | 578 deaths | 2021 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 109 | Congo | 562.06 deaths | 2021 | down 35.4% | rising |
| 110 | Namibia | 557 deaths | 2021 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 111 | Czechia | 548 deaths | 2021 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 112 | Lebanon | 544 deaths | 2021 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 113 | Serbia | 537 deaths | 2021 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 114 | Belgium | 532 deaths | 2021 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 115 | Turkmenistan | 509 deaths | 2021 | down 40.7% | flat |
| 116 | Jamaica | 502 deaths | 2021 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 117 | Oman | 497 deaths | 2021 | down 54.4% | rising |
| 118 | Lesotho | 492 deaths | 2021 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 119 | Georgia | 476 deaths | 2021 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 120 | Mauritania | 457.37 deaths | 2021 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 121 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 447 deaths | 2021 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 121 | Uruguay | 447 deaths | 2021 | down 24.2% | flat |
| 123 | Botswana | 426 deaths | 2021 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 124 | Mongolia | 414 deaths | 2021 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 125 | Austria | 409 deaths | 2021 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 126 | Gabon | 395.33 deaths | 2021 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 127 | Kuwait | 389 deaths | 2021 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 128 | Israel | 379.13 deaths | 2021 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 129 | Armenia | 379 deaths | 2021 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 130 | Slovakia | 350.28 deaths | 2021 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 131 | New Zealand | 338 deaths | 2021 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 132 | Croatia | 328 deaths | 2021 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 133 | Panama | 316 deaths | 2021 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 134 | Albania | 309 deaths | 2021 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 135 | Eswatini | 295 deaths | 2021 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 136 | Moldova | 280.1 deaths | 2021 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 137 | Djibouti | 258 deaths | 2021 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 138 | Comoros | 238 deaths | 2021 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 139 | Finland | 232 deaths | 2021 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 140 | Equatorial Guinea | 226.64 deaths | 2021 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 141 | Sweden | 221.05 deaths | 2021 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 142 | Switzerland | 206 deaths | 2021 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 143 | Qatar | 197.41 deaths | 2021 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 144 | Latvia | 189.52 deaths | 2021 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 145 | Lithuania | 177.79 deaths | 2021 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 146 | East Timor | 159 deaths | 2021 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 148 | Denmark | 134 deaths | 2021 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 149 | Singapore | 133.21 deaths | 2021 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 150 | Mauritius | 123.94 deaths | 2021 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 151 | Guyana | 122 deaths | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 152 | North Macedonia | 120 deaths | 2021 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 153 | Bahrain | 118 deaths | 2021 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 154 | Slovenia | 113 deaths | 2021 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 155 | Suriname | 98.97 deaths | 2021 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 156 | Cape Verde | 97 deaths | 2021 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 157 | Bhutan | 95 deaths | 2021 | down 31.7% | rising |
| 158 | Trinidad and Tobago | 84.4 deaths | 2021 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 159 | Norway | 82 deaths | 2021 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 79.16 deaths | 2021 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 161 | Belize | 70 deaths | 2021 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 162 | Bahamas | 65.93 deaths | 2021 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 163 | Estonia | 58.52 deaths | 2021 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Montenegro | 56.98 deaths | 2021 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 165 | Cyprus | 49 deaths | 2021 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 165 | Fiji | 49 deaths | 2021 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 167 | Vanuatu | 40 deaths | 2021 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 168 | Barbados | 28 deaths | 2021 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 169 | Sao Tome and Principe | 26 deaths | 2021 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 171 | Samoa | 21 deaths | 2021 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 172 | Brunei | 16 deaths | 2021 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 172 | Micronesia (country) | 16 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Saint Lucia | 16 deaths | 2021 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 175 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11 deaths | 2021 | up 37.5% | falling |
| 177 | Iceland | 9 deaths | 2021 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 177 | Tonga | 9 deaths | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Dominica | 8 deaths | 2021 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 179 | Grenada | 8 deaths | 2021 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 179 | Kiribati | 8 deaths | 2021 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Maldives | 7 deaths | 2021 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Seychelles | 7 deaths | 2021 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 185 | Marshall Islands | 5 deaths | 2021 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 185 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 deaths | 2021 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Palau | 4 deaths | 2021 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 188 | Cook Islands | 3 deaths | 2021 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 189 | Andorra | 2 deaths | 2021 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 189 | San Marino | 2 deaths | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 2 deaths | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Nauru | 1 deaths | 2021 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 193 | Monaco | 0 deaths | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Niue | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
About this data
Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes.