Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Italy
Italy: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 5.3 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Italy, 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 Italy stood at 5.3 per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Italy peaked at 13.9 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.3 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places Italy 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.9 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 13.9 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.3 per 100,000 population | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 11.8 per 100,000 population | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 10.9 per 100,000 population | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 10.3 per 100,000 population | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 10.3 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.7 per 100,000 population | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 8.9 per 100,000 population | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 8 per 100,000 population | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 7.3 per 100,000 population | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 7.2 per 100,000 population | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 6.5 per 100,000 population | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 5.8 per 100,000 population | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 5.8 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.9 per 100,000 population | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 5.5 per 100,000 population | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 5.7 per 100,000 population | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 5.6 per 100,000 population | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.3 per 100,000 population | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1 per 100,000 population | 8 per 100,000 population | 13.9 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.06 per 100,000 population | 5.3 per 100,000 population | 7.3 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 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 Canada 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 Italy?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Italy 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Italy rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Italy ranks 155th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.