Austria vs United States: Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents

Austria
5,012 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2024
United States
7,502 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2021
Austria rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd

Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents over time

  • Austria
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 7,502 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 5,012 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Austria, a difference of 2,490 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes United States's figure about 1.5 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.

Austria ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 34 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria United States Difference Ahead
1970s 8,695 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 9,033 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 338.47 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants United States
1980s 8,017 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 14,126 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 6,108 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants United States
1990s 6,896 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 12,279 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 5,383 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants United States
2000s 6,584 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 9,236 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2,652 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants United States
2010s 5,489 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 7,881 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2,393 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants United States
2020s 4,400 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 7,198 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2,799 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents, Austria or United States?
United States, at 7,502 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 5,012 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Austria as of 2021.
What is the difference in injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents between Austria and United States?
2,490 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United States?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Austria and United States rank globally for injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents?
Austria ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents
Unit
Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
44 places, 2,206 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents time series on injuries in road traffic accidents (number of people injured in road traffic accidents per million population.) Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.