Mortality caused by road traffic injury in New Zealand
New Zealand: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 9.6 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand stood at 9.6 per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in New Zealand peaked at 12.3 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.2 per 100,000 population, in 2013.
New Zealand ranks 126th of 183 countries on this measure, 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.3 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 12 per 100,000 population | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 11.3 per 100,000 population | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 12.2 per 100,000 population | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 11.2 per 100,000 population | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 10.3 per 100,000 population | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 10.1 per 100,000 population | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 10.5 per 100,000 population | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 9.2 per 100,000 population | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 9.6 per 100,000 population | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 9.3 per 100,000 population | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 7.3 per 100,000 population | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 7.6 per 100,000 population | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 6.2 per 100,000 population | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 7.2 per 100,000 population | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 7.7 per 100,000 population | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 7.8 per 100,000 population | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 9 per 100,000 population | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 8.9 per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.6 per 100,000 population | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.87 per 100,000 population | 9.2 per 100,000 population | 12.3 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.06 per 100,000 population | 6.2 per 100,000 population | 9.6 per 100,000 population | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in New Zealand?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in New Zealand was 9.6 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2 per 100,000 population in 2013.
- How does New Zealand rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- New Zealand ranks 126th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.