Korea vs United States of America: Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents

Korea
5,381 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2024
United States of America
7,502 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2021
Korea rank
1st
United States of America rank
2nd

Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents over time

  • Korea
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 7,502 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 5,381 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Korea, a difference of 2,121 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.4 times Korea's.

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

Korea ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 2nd of 3 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 1,814 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 9,033 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 7,220 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants United States of America
1980s 4,636 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 14,126 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 9,490 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants United States of America
1990s 7,674 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 12,279 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 4,606 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants United States of America
2000s 7,498 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 9,236 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 1,738 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants United States of America
2010s 6,671 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 7,881 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 1,210 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants United States of America
2020s 5,770 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 7,198 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 1,428 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents, Korea or United States of America?
United States of America, at 7,502 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 5,381 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Korea as of 2021.
What is the difference in injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents between Korea and United States of America?
2,121 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents?
Korea ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 2nd of 3 groups.
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.