Deaths from road injuries in Turkey
Turkey: Deaths from road injuries was 5,528 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths from road injuries in Turkey, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths from road injuries in Turkey stood at 5,528.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Turkey peaked at 7,763 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4,291, in 2012.
Turkey ranks 40th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from road injuries in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,681 | — |
| 2001 | 5,557 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 5,700 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 5,524 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 5,395 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 5,173 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 4,933 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 5,162 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 4,836 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 4,458 | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 5,238 | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 4,797 | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 4,291 | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 6,669 | +55.4% |
| 2014 | 6,378 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 7,763 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 7,526 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 7,657 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 6,882 | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 5,643 | -18.0% |
| 2020 | 5,017 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 5,528 | +10.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 5,528 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 575.71, 9.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 5,528 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 476, 11.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from road injuries in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +55.4% | 4,291 | 6,669 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,242 | 4,458 | 5,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,284 | 4,291 | 7,763 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,273 | 5,017 | 5,528 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 37 Burkina Faso 6,137 compare
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- 41 Angola 5,188 compare
- 42 Guinea 5,061 compare
- 43 Zimbabwe 4,782 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in Turkey?
- Deaths from road injuries in Turkey was 5,528 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 7,763 in 2015.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,291 in 2012.
- How does Turkey rank for deaths from road injuries?
- Turkey ranks 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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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