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

Latvia
2,230 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2023
United States of America
7,502 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2021
Latvia rank
3rd
United States of America rank
2nd

Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents over time

  • Latvia
  • United States of America
05.0k10.0k15.0k197019962023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 7,502 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 2,230 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Latvia, a difference of 5,272 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants.

That makes United States of America's figure about 3.4 times Latvia's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 2nd of 7 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 2,019 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 12,265 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 10,246 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants United States of America
2000s 2,529 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 9,236 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 6,708 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants United States of America
2010s 2,253 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 7,881 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 5,628 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants United States of America
2020s 2,132 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 7,198 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 5,066 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, Latvia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 7,502 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 2,230 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Latvia as of 2021.
What is the difference in injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents between Latvia and United States of America?
5,272 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and United States of America?
27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Latvia and United States of America rank globally for injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents?
Latvia ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 2nd of 7 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.