Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 24.2 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
24.2 per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
49th
of 183 countries
All-time high
24.2 per 100,000 population
in 2019
All-time low
22.3 per 100,000 population
in 2001
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000–2019

05101520252000200920192000: 22.7 per 100,000 population2001: 22.3 per 100,000 population2002: 22.5 per 100,000 population2003: 23 per 100,000 population2004: 22.7 per 100,000 population2005: 22.6 per 100,000 population2006: 23.2 per 100,000 population2007: 23.7 per 100,000 population2008: 23.7 per 100,000 population2009: 23.4 per 100,000 population2010: 23.3 per 100,000 population2011: 23.5 per 100,000 population2012: 23.3 per 100,000 population2013: 23.2 per 100,000 population2014: 23.5 per 100,000 population2015: 23.5 per 100,000 population2016: 24.1 per 100,000 population2017: 23.8 per 100,000 population2018: 24.1 per 100,000 population2019: 24.2 per 100,000 population

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

The most recent figure for mortality caused by road traffic injury in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 24.2 per 100,000 population, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 24.2 per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.3 per 100,000 population, in 2001.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 49th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000 to 2019.
Year per 100,000 population Change
2000 22.7 per 100,000 population
2001 22.3 per 100,000 population -1.8%
2002 22.5 per 100,000 population +0.9%
2003 23 per 100,000 population +2.2%
2004 22.7 per 100,000 population -1.3%
2005 22.6 per 100,000 population -0.4%
2006 23.2 per 100,000 population +2.7%
2007 23.7 per 100,000 population +2.2%
2008 23.7 per 100,000 population +0.0%
2009 23.4 per 100,000 population -1.3%
2010 23.3 per 100,000 population -0.4%
2011 23.5 per 100,000 population +0.9%
2012 23.3 per 100,000 population -0.9%
2013 23.2 per 100,000 population -0.4%
2014 23.5 per 100,000 population +1.3%
2015 23.5 per 100,000 population +0.0%
2016 24.1 per 100,000 population +2.6%
2017 23.8 per 100,000 population -1.2%
2018 24.1 per 100,000 population +1.3%
2019 24.2 per 100,000 population +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.98 per 100,000 population 22.3 per 100,000 population 23.7 per 100,000 population 10
2010s 23.65 per 100,000 population 23.2 per 100,000 population 24.2 per 100,000 population 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 24.2 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 24.2 per 100,000 population in 2019.
What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 22.3 per 100,000 population in 2001.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 49th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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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Indicator
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population)
Unit
per 100,000 population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 4,600 data points, 2000–2019
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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.