Deaths from road injuries in North Korea

North Korea: Deaths from road injuries was 11,087 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
11,087
Change on year
up 14.7%
World rank
18th
of 192 countries
All-time high
11,087
in 2021
All-time low
8,095
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from road injuries in North Korea, 2000–2021

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k2000201020212000: 8.8k2001: 8.1k2002: 8.8k2003: 9.0k2004: 8.9k2005: 8.7k2006: 8.7k2007: 8.6k2008: 8.5k2009: 8.4k2010: 8.3k2011: 8.3k2012: 8.3k2013: 8.4k2014: 8.4k2015: 8.4k2016: 8.4k2017: 8.6k2018: 8.7k2019: 8.7k2020: 9.7k2021: 11.1k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, deaths from road injuries in North Korea stood at 11,087. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in North Korea peaked at 11,087 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8,095, in 2001.

North Korea ranks 18th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Deaths from road injuries in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for Deaths from road injuries in North Korea, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 8,788
2001 8,095 -7.9%
2002 8,774 +8.4%
2003 9,020 +2.8%
2004 8,882 -1.5%
2005 8,660 -2.5%
2006 8,679 +0.2%
2007 8,633 -0.5%
2008 8,542 -1.1%
2009 8,358 -2.2%
2010 8,272 -1.0%
2011 8,318 +0.6%
2012 8,320 +0.0%
2013 8,359 +0.5%
2014 8,408 +0.6%
2015 8,376 -0.4%
2016 8,425 +0.6%
2017 8,553 +1.5%
2018 8,656 +1.2%
2019 8,656 +0.0%
2020 9,664 +11.6%
2021 11,087 +14.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8,643 8,095 9,020 10
2010s 8,434 8,272 8,656 10
2020s 10,376 9,664 11,087 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from road injuries in North Korea?
Deaths from road injuries in North Korea was 11,087 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in North Korea?
The highest recorded value was 11,087 in 2021.
What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in North Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 8,095 in 2001.
How does North Korea rank for deaths from road injuries?
North Korea ranks 18th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in North Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Korea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths from road injuries
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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