New Zealand vs United States of America: Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents
New Zealand
7,615 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2024
United States of America
7,502 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2021
New Zealand rank
1st
United States of America rank
2nd
Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents over time
- New Zealand
- United States of America
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 7,615 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 7,502 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in United States of America, a difference of 113 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1991 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 2nd of 34 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,030 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 12,205 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 824.63 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 10,882 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 9,236 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 1,646 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 8,246 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 7,881 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 364.67 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 7,538 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 7,198 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 339.95 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents, New Zealand or United States of America?
- New Zealand, at 7,615 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 7,502 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents between New Zealand and United States of America?
- 113 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States of America?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.
- How do New Zealand and United States of America rank globally for injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and United States of America 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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About this data
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.