Mortality caused by road traffic injury in OECD members
OECD members: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 8.23 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in OECD members, 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 OECD members stood at 8.23 per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in OECD members peaked at 13.93 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.23 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
OECD members ranks 43rd of 47 groups 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.93 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 13.36 per 100,000 population | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 13.19 per 100,000 population | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 12.75 per 100,000 population | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 12.31 per 100,000 population | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 12.03 per 100,000 population | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 11.76 per 100,000 population | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 11.07 per 100,000 population | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 10.36 per 100,000 population | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 9.64 per 100,000 population | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 9.08 per 100,000 population | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 9.15 per 100,000 population | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 9.01 per 100,000 population | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 8.52 per 100,000 population | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 8.4 per 100,000 population | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 8.66 per 100,000 population | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 8.76 per 100,000 population | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 8.59 per 100,000 population | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 8.39 per 100,000 population | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 8.23 per 100,000 population | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.04 per 100,000 population | 9.64 per 100,000 population | 13.93 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.68 per 100,000 population | 8.23 per 100,000 population | 9.15 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 40 Benin 26.8 per 100,000 population compare
- 40 Cape Verde 26.8 per 100,000 population compare
- 40 Sudan 26.8 per 100,000 population compare
- 43 Comoros 26.6 per 100,000 population compare
- 44 Botswana 26.4 per 100,000 population compare
- 45 Angola 26.1 per 100,000 population compare
- 46 Ghana 25.7 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0211 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0216 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in OECD members?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in OECD members was 8.23 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 13.93 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.23 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does OECD members rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- OECD members ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.