Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Greece
Greece: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 8.3 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Greece, 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
Greece recorded 8.3 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 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Greece peaked at 19.9 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.3 per 100,000 population, in 2018.
That places Greece 133rd out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Greece, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.9 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 18.2 per 100,000 population | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 16.4 per 100,000 population | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 15.8 per 100,000 population | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 17.5 per 100,000 population | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 16.6 per 100,000 population | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 16 per 100,000 population | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 16.1 per 100,000 population | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 15.5 per 100,000 population | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 14.9 per 100,000 population | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 13.1 per 100,000 population | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 12.3 per 100,000 population | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 11.3 per 100,000 population | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 10.3 per 100,000 population | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 9.3 per 100,000 population | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 9.3 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.7 per 100,000 population | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 8.6 per 100,000 population | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 8.3 per 100,000 population | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 8.3 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.69 per 100,000 population | 14.9 per 100,000 population | 19.9 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.05 per 100,000 population | 8.3 per 100,000 population | 13.1 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 130 Cuba 8.9 per 100,000 population compare
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- 132 South Korea 8.6 per 100,000 population compare
- 134 Barbados 8.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 134 Portugal 8.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 136 Latvia 8.1 per 100,000 population compare
- 136 Lithuania 8.1 per 100,000 population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Greece?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Greece was 8.3 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3 per 100,000 population in 2018.
- How does Greece rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Greece ranks 133rd out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.