What is deaths in road incidents in Greece?

Deaths in road incidents in Greece was 640 deaths in 2022, according to OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 2,182 deaths in 1998.

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

The lowest recorded value was 584 deaths in 2020.

How does Greece rank for deaths in road incidents?

Greece ranks 31st out of 65 countries with data for 2022.

Is deaths in road incidents rising or falling in Greece?

Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Greece 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 Greece

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

Greece: Deaths in road incidents was 640 deaths in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

640 deaths

Change on year

up 2.6%

World rank

31st

of 65 countries

All-time high

2,182 deaths

in 1998

All-time low

584 deaths

in 2020

Years of data

1970–2022

Deaths in road incidents in Greece, 1970–2022

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

Analysis

In 2022, deaths in road incidents in Greece stood at 640 deaths.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths in road incidents in Greece peaked at 2,182 deaths in 1998 and was at its lowest, 584 deaths, in 2020.

Greece ranks 31st of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	1,057 deaths	931 deaths	1,257 deaths	10
1980s	1,529 deaths	1,225 deaths	1,704 deaths	10
1990s	1,970 deaths	1,737 deaths	2,182 deaths	10
2000s	1,676 deaths	1,456 deaths	2,037 deaths	10
2010s	879.7 deaths	688 deaths	1,258 deaths	10
2020s	616 deaths	584 deaths	640 deaths	3

Countries ranked near Greece

28 Lao PDR 995 deaths compare
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30 Netherlands 745 deaths compare
32 Belarus 575 deaths compare
33 Portugal 561 deaths compare
34 Serbia 553 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths in road incidents in Greece?: Deaths in road incidents in Greece was 640 deaths in 2022, according to OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths in road incidents recorded in Greece?: The highest recorded value was 2,182 deaths in 1998.
What is the lowest deaths in road incidents recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 584 deaths in 2020.
How does Greece rank for deaths in road incidents?: Greece ranks 31st out of 65 countries with data for 2022.
Is deaths in road incidents rising or falling in Greece?: Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece 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.