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
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in European Union, 2000–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 43 Congo 38 per 100,000 male population compare
- 44 Benin 37.3 per 100,000 male population compare
- 45 Sudan 37.1 per 100,000 male population compare
- 46 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 37 per 100,000 male population compare
- 47 Comoros 36.6 per 100,000 male population compare
- 48 Paraguay 36.4 per 100,000 male population compare
- 49 Malaysia 36.2 per 100,000 male population compare
More health data for European Union
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0291 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1087 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0318 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.3683 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0304 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0269 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.6156 % change on previous year (2025)
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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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.