Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in European Union

European Union: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 8.55 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
8.55 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
down 3.0%
Rank
46th
of 47 groups
All-time high
20.78 per 100,000 male population
in 2000
All-time low
8.55 per 100,000 male population
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in European Union, 2000–2019

051015202000200920192000: 20.8 per 100,000 male population2001: 20 per 100,000 male population2002: 19.5 per 100,000 male population2003: 18.3 per 100,000 male population2004: 17.2 per 100,000 male population2005: 16.5 per 100,000 male population2006: 15.7 per 100,000 male population2007: 15.6 per 100,000 male population2008: 14.4 per 100,000 male population2009: 12.8 per 100,000 male population2010: 11.4 per 100,000 male population2011: 11.2 per 100,000 male population2012: 10.2 per 100,000 male population2013: 9.4 per 100,000 male population2014: 9.4 per 100,000 male population2015: 9.4 per 100,000 male population2016: 9.1 per 100,000 male population2017: 8.9 per 100,000 male population2018: 8.8 per 100,000 male population2019: 8.6 per 100,000 male population

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 male population.

Analysis

European Union recorded 8.55 per 100,000 male population for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in European Union peaked at 20.78 per 100,000 male population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.55 per 100,000 male population, in 2019.

That places European Union 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in European Union, year by year

Annual values for Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male population) in European Union, 2000 to 2019.
Year per 100,000 male population Change
2000 20.78 per 100,000 male population
2001 20.02 per 100,000 male population -3.6%
2002 19.51 per 100,000 male population -2.6%
2003 18.34 per 100,000 male population -6.0%
2004 17.24 per 100,000 male population -5.9%
2005 16.51 per 100,000 male population -4.3%
2006 15.73 per 100,000 male population -4.7%
2007 15.55 per 100,000 male population -1.1%
2008 14.43 per 100,000 male population -7.2%
2009 12.76 per 100,000 male population -11.6%
2010 11.45 per 100,000 male population -10.3%
2011 11.23 per 100,000 male population -1.8%
2012 10.19 per 100,000 male population -9.3%
2013 9.38 per 100,000 male population -8.0%
2014 9.39 per 100,000 male population +0.1%
2015 9.43 per 100,000 male population +0.4%
2016 9.07 per 100,000 male population -3.8%
2017 8.86 per 100,000 male population -2.3%
2018 8.81 per 100,000 male population -0.5%
2019 8.55 per 100,000 male population -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.09 per 100,000 male population 12.76 per 100,000 male population 20.78 per 100,000 male population 10
2010s 9.64 per 100,000 male population 8.55 per 100,000 male population 11.45 per 100,000 male population 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in European Union?
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in European Union was 8.55 per 100,000 male population in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
What is the highest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in European Union?
The highest recorded value was 20.78 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in European Union?
The lowest recorded value was 8.55 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
How does European Union rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
European Union ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in European Union?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this European Union data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male population)
Unit
per 100,000 male population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 4,600 data points, 2000–2019
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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.