Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Euro area
Euro area: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 4.93 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Euro area, 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
Euro area recorded 4.93 per 100,000 population for mortality caused by road traffic injury in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Euro area peaked at 13.16 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.93 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
Euro area ranks 47th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Euro area, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.16 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 12.78 per 100,000 population | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 12.2 per 100,000 population | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 11.24 per 100,000 population | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 10.35 per 100,000 population | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 9.83 per 100,000 population | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 9.35 per 100,000 population | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 8.93 per 100,000 population | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 8.07 per 100,000 population | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 7.33 per 100,000 population | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 6.61 per 100,000 population | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 6.53 per 100,000 population | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 5.88 per 100,000 population | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 5.38 per 100,000 population | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 5.4 per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.5 per 100,000 population | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 5.22 per 100,000 population | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 5.19 per 100,000 population | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 5.13 per 100,000 population | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 4.93 per 100,000 population | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.32 per 100,000 population | 7.33 per 100,000 population | 13.16 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.58 per 100,000 population | 4.93 per 100,000 population | 6.61 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 44 Botswana 26.4 per 100,000 population compare
- 45 Angola 26.1 per 100,000 population compare
- 46 Ghana 25.7 per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Mauritania 25.6 per 100,000 population compare
- 48 Niger 25.5 per 100,000 population compare
- 49 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 24.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 50 Côte d'Ivoire 24.1 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -0.4667 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate -0.937 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0338 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate -0.1235 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Euro area?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Euro area was 4.93 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 13.16 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.93 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Euro area rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Euro area ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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.