Road deaths over the long term by country
Countries reporting
65
Highest
147,913
India
Lowest
2
Liechtenstein
Median
561
Years covered
123
1900–2022
Data points
2,830
What the numbers show
Road deaths over the long term is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 147,913 in India; the lowest is 2 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 561, and the mean is 5,837.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 73,956.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Liechtenstein (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 64.2%).
Road deaths over the long term: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 147,913 | 2017 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 2 | China | 62,763 | 2019 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 3 | United States | 42,939 | 2021 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 29,472 | 2018 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 5 | Russia | 16,152 | 2020 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 6 | Thailand | 8,648 | 2019 | up 51.1% | falling |
| 7 | Malaysia | 6,284 | 2018 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 8 | Argentina | 5,420 | 2017 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 9 | Turkey | 5,229 | 2022 | up 39.4% | flat |
| 10 | Morocco | 3,485 | 2018 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 11 | Ukraine | 3,432 | 2017 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 12 | France | 3,267 | 2022 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Japan | 3,216 | 2022 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 14 | Italy | 3,159 | 2022 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 15 | Germany | 2,788 | 2022 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 16 | South Korea | 2,735 | 2022 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 17 | Mexico | 2,722 | 2020 | down 45.2% | flat |
| 18 | Chile | 2,131 | 2022 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 1,997 | 2020 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | 1,962 | 2020 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 1,896 | 2022 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 22 | Romania | 1,864 | 2019 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 23 | Cambodia | 1,852 | 2016 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 24 | Canada | 1,768 | 2021 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 1,750 | 2022 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 26 | Spain | 1,533 | 2021 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 27 | Australia | 1,188 | 2022 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 28 | Laos | 995 | 2018 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 29 | Azerbaijan | 834 | 2022 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 30 | Netherlands | 745 | 2022 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Greece | 640 | 2022 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 32 | Belarus | 575 | 2020 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 33 | Portugal | 561 | 2021 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 34 | Serbia | 553 | 2022 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 35 | Belgium | 540 | 2022 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 36 | Hungary | 537 | 2022 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 531 | 2022 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 38 | Czechia | 528 | 2022 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 39 | Georgia | 430 | 2022 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 40 | New Zealand | 375 | 2022 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Austria | 370 | 2022 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Israel | 364 | 2021 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 43 | Armenia | 321 | 2022 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 44 | Croatia | 275 | 2022 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 45 | Slovakia | 266 | 2022 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 244 | 2020 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 47 | Switzerland | 241 | 2022 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Sweden | 227 | 2022 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 49 | Moldova | 217 | 2022 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 50 | Finland | 196 | 2022 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 51 | Albania | 164 | 2022 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 52 | Ireland | 155 | 2022 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 53 | Denmark | 130 | 2021 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 54 | North Macedonia | 124 | 2022 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 55 | Lithuania | 120 | 2022 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 56 | Norway | 116 | 2022 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 57 | Latvia | 112 | 2022 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 58 | Singapore | 110 | 2018 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 59 | Slovenia | 85 | 2022 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Montenegro | 63 | 2017 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 61 | Estonia | 47 | 2022 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 24 | 2021 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 63 | Iceland | 9 | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 63 | Malta | 9 | 2021 | down 47.1% | flat |
| 65 | Liechtenstein | 2 | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |