Canada vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes

Canada
91,750 Crashes
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
105,680 Crashes
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
6th

Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes over time

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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 105,680 Crashes against 91,750 Crashes in Canada, a difference of 13,930 Crashes.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 9th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th of 44 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 151,589 Crashes 264,004 Crashes 112,415 Crashes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 181,570 Crashes 255,255 Crashes 73,684 Crashes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 163,846 Crashes 244,006 Crashes 80,160 Crashes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 145,376 Crashes 208,259 Crashes 62,883 Crashes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 118,121 Crashes 144,204 Crashes 26,083 Crashes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 87,326 Crashes 105,412 Crashes 18,086 Crashes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes, Canada or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 105,680 Crashes against 91,750 Crashes in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes between Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
13,930 Crashes, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes?
Canada ranks 9th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th of 44 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes
Unit
Crashes
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
55 places, 2,505 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

People killed in road crashes within 30 days the crash occurred, people injured in road crashes, and road injury crashes.