Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers in New Zealand
New Zealand: Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers was 5.93 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling
Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers in New Zealand, 1990–2021
Source: OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 5.93 deaths for road accident deaths per billion 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 billion passenger kilometers in New Zealand peaked at 23.23 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.16 deaths, 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 billion passenger kilometers in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.23 deaths | — |
| 1998 | 11.66 deaths | -49.8% |
| 2005 | 8.33 deaths | -28.6% |
| 2006 | 8.1 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 8.7 deaths | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 7.5 deaths | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 8 deaths | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 7.98 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.94 deaths | -25.5% |
| 2012 | 6.43 deaths | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 5.16 deaths | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 7.93 deaths | +53.6% |
| 2018 | 7.55 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 6.85 deaths | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 5.86 deaths | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 5.93 deaths | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.44 deaths | 11.66 deaths | 23.23 deaths | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.13 deaths | 7.5 deaths | 8.7 deaths | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.84 deaths | 5.16 deaths | 7.98 deaths | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.89 deaths | 5.86 deaths | 5.93 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers in New Zealand?
- Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers in New Zealand was 5.93 deaths in 2021, according to OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 23.23 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.16 deaths in 2013.
- How does New Zealand rank for road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers?
- New Zealand ranks 24th out of 43 countries with data for 2021.
- Is road accident deaths per billion 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 OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths due to road accidents per billion passenger kilometers traveled on the road.