Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Iceland
Iceland: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 2 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Iceland, 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
In 2019, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Iceland stood at 2 per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of down 71.4% on the previous year and down 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Iceland peaked at 11.8 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.8 per 100,000 population, in 2014.
Iceland ranks 179th of 183 countries 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.8 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 9.6 per 100,000 population | -18.6% |
| 2002 | 10.5 per 100,000 population | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 8.4 per 100,000 population | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 8.3 per 100,000 population | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 6.8 per 100,000 population | -18.1% |
| 2006 | 10.8 per 100,000 population | +58.8% |
| 2007 | 4.9 per 100,000 population | -54.6% |
| 2008 | 4.5 per 100,000 population | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 5.7 per 100,000 population | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 2.6 per 100,000 population | -54.4% |
| 2011 | 4.3 per 100,000 population | +65.4% |
| 2012 | 3.4 per 100,000 population | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 4.9 per 100,000 population | +44.1% |
| 2014 | 1.8 per 100,000 population | -63.3% |
| 2015 | 4.8 per 100,000 population | +166.7% |
| 2016 | 6.6 per 100,000 population | +37.5% |
| 2017 | 5.5 per 100,000 population | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 7 per 100,000 population | +27.3% |
| 2019 | 2 per 100,000 population | -71.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.13 per 100,000 population | 4.5 per 100,000 population | 11.8 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.29 per 100,000 population | 1.8 per 100,000 population | 7 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 176 Switzerland 2.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 177 Norway 2.1 per 100,000 population compare
- 177 Singapore 2.1 per 100,000 population compare
- 180 Kiribati 1.9 per 100,000 population compare
- 181 Maldives 1.6 per 100,000 population compare
- 182 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.2 per 100,000 population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Iceland?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Iceland was 2 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 per 100,000 population in 2014.
- How does Iceland rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Iceland ranks 179th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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.