Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Canada
Canada: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 5.3 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Canada, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
Canada recorded 5.3 per 100,000 population for mortality caused by road traffic injury in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Canada peaked at 9.8 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.3 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places Canada 155th out of 183 countries 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 in Canada, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.8 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 9.2 per 100,000 population | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 9.7 per 100,000 population | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 9.1 per 100,000 population | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 8.9 per 100,000 population | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 9.5 per 100,000 population | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 9.1 per 100,000 population | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 8.9 per 100,000 population | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 8 per 100,000 population | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 7.2 per 100,000 population | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 7.3 per 100,000 population | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.3 per 100,000 population | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 6.7 per 100,000 population | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 6.3 per 100,000 population | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 5.8 per 100,000 population | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 5.8 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.8 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.6 per 100,000 population | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 5.4 per 100,000 population | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 5.3 per 100,000 population | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.94 per 100,000 population | 7.2 per 100,000 population | 9.8 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.03 per 100,000 population | 5.3 per 100,000 population | 7.3 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 152 Czechia 5.9 per 100,000 population compare
- 153 Belgium 5.8 per 100,000 population compare
- 153 Cyprus 5.8 per 100,000 population compare
- 155 Italy 5.3 per 100,000 population compare
- 157 Bahrain 5.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 158 France 5.1 per 100,000 population compare
- 158 North Macedonia 5.1 per 100,000 population compare
- 158 Slovenia 5.1 per 100,000 population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Canada?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Canada was 5.3 per 100,000 population in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Canada rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Canada ranks 155th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 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.