Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Switzerland
Switzerland: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 2.2 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland stood at 2.2 per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Switzerland peaked at 8.5 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.2 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
Switzerland ranks 176th 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.5 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 7.8 per 100,000 population | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 7.3 per 100,000 population | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 7.7 per 100,000 population | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 7.2 per 100,000 population | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 5.7 per 100,000 population | -20.8% |
| 2006 | 5.1 per 100,000 population | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 5.3 per 100,000 population | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 4.8 per 100,000 population | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 4.7 per 100,000 population | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 4.3 per 100,000 population | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 4.2 per 100,000 population | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 4.4 per 100,000 population | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 3.4 per 100,000 population | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 3.1 per 100,000 population | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 3.1 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.7 per 100,000 population | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 2.8 per 100,000 population | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.8 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2 per 100,000 population | -21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.41 per 100,000 population | 4.7 per 100,000 population | 8.5 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3 per 100,000 population | 2.2 per 100,000 population | 4.4 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 173 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 174 Ireland 3.1 per 100,000 population compare
- 174 Sweden 3.1 per 100,000 population compare
- 177 Norway 2.1 per 100,000 population compare
- 177 Singapore 2.1 per 100,000 population compare
- 179 Iceland 2 per 100,000 population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Switzerland?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Switzerland was 2.2 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Switzerland rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Switzerland ranks 176th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.