Road accident deaths per passenger kilometers in New Zealand
New Zealand: Road accident deaths per passenger kilometers was 5.93 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
5.93
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
24th
of 43 countries
All-time high
23.23
in 1990
All-time low
5.16
in 2013
Years of data
16
1990–2021
Road accident deaths per passenger kilometers in New Zealand, 1990–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 5.93 for road accident deaths per passenger kilometers in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, road accident deaths per passenger kilometers in New Zealand peaked at 23.23 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.16, in 2013.
New Zealand ranks 24th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Road accident deaths per passenger kilometers in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.23 | — |
| 1998 | 11.66 | -49.8% |
| 2005 | 8.33 | -28.6% |
| 2006 | 8.1 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 8.7 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 7.5 | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 8 | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 7.98 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.94 | -25.5% |
| 2012 | 6.43 | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 5.16 | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 7.93 | +53.6% |
| 2018 | 7.55 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 6.85 | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 5.86 | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 5.93 | +1.2% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 5.93 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.05, 84% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 5.93 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.26, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.44 | 11.66 | 23.23 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.13 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.84 | 5.16 | 7.98 | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.89 | 5.86 | 5.93 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is road accident deaths per passenger kilometers in New Zealand?
- Road accident deaths per passenger kilometers in New Zealand was 5.93 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest road accident deaths per passenger kilometers recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 23.23 in 1990.
- What is the lowest road accident deaths per passenger kilometers recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.16 in 2013.
- How does New Zealand rank for road accident deaths per passenger kilometers?
- New Zealand ranks 24th out of 43 countries with data for 2021.
- Is road accident deaths per passenger kilometers rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Road accident deaths per passenger kilometers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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