What is deaths in road incidents in Canada?

Deaths in road incidents in Canada was 1,768 deaths in 2021, according to OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest deaths in road incidents recorded in Canada?

The highest recorded value was 6,706 deaths in 1973.

What is the lowest deaths in road incidents recorded in Canada?

The lowest recorded value was 1,746 deaths in 2020.

How does Canada rank for deaths in road incidents?

Canada ranks 24th out of 65 countries with data for 2021.

Is deaths in road incidents rising or falling in Canada?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Canada data come from?

The figures come from OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths in road incidents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Deaths in road incidents in Canada

Name: Deaths in road incidents in Canada
Creator: OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Canada: Deaths in road incidents was 1,768 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)

1,768 deaths

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

24th

of 65 countries

All-time high

6,706 deaths

in 1973

All-time low

1,746 deaths

in 2020

Years of data

1970–2021

Deaths in road incidents in Canada, 1970–2021

Source: OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

Canada recorded 1,768 deaths for deaths in road incidents in 2021.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths in road incidents in Canada peaked at 6,706 deaths in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1,746 deaths, in 2020.

Canada ranks 24th of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	5,778 deaths	5,080 deaths	6,706 deaths	10
1980s	4,440 deaths	4,063 deaths	5,461 deaths	10
1990s	3,342 deaths	2,919 deaths	3,963 deaths	10
2000s	2,726 deaths	2,216 deaths	2,921 deaths	10
2010s	1,947 deaths	1,756 deaths	2,238 deaths	10
2020s	1,757 deaths	1,746 deaths	1,768 deaths	2

Countries ranked near Canada

21 Poland 1,896 deaths compare
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23 Cambodia 1,852 deaths compare
25 United Kingdom 1,750 deaths compare
26 Spain 1,533 deaths compare
27 Australia 1,188 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths in road incidents in Canada?: Deaths in road incidents in Canada was 1,768 deaths in 2021, according to OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths in road incidents recorded in Canada?: The highest recorded value was 6,706 deaths in 1973.
What is the lowest deaths in road incidents recorded in Canada?: The lowest recorded value was 1,746 deaths in 2020.
How does Canada rank for deaths in road incidents?: Canada ranks 24th out of 65 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths in road incidents rising or falling in Canada?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Canada data come from?: The figures come from OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths in road incidents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Deaths in road incidents
Unit: deaths
Source: OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 65 places, 2,830 data points, 1900–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of reported deaths due to road accidents.