Deaths from road injuries in New Zealand
New Zealand: Deaths from road injuries was 338 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
338
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
131st
of 192 countries
All-time high
490
in 2003
All-time low
279
in 2013
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths from road injuries in New Zealand, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 338 for deaths from road injuries in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in New Zealand peaked at 490 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 279, in 2013.
That places New Zealand 131st out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from road injuries in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 476 | — |
| 2001 | 469 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 448 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 490 | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 457 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 424 | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 421 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 443 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 392 | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 415 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 406 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 323 | -20.4% |
| 2012 | 339 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 279 | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 306 | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 346 | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 343 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 401 | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 401 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 369 | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 337 | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 338 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 443.5 | 392 | 490 | 10 |
| 2010s | 351.3 | 279 | 406 | 10 |
| 2020s | 337.5 | 337 | 338 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in New Zealand?
- Deaths from road injuries in New Zealand was 338 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 490 in 2003.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 279 in 2013.
- How does New Zealand rank for deaths from road injuries?
- New Zealand ranks 131st out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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