Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Canada

Canada: Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes was 91,750 Crashes in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
91,750 Crashes
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
9th
of 44 countries
All-time high
196,966 Crashes
in 1987
All-time low
79,990 Crashes
in 2020
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Canada, 1970–2023

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Crashes.

Analysis

Canada recorded 91,750 Crashes for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Canada peaked at 196,966 Crashes in 1987 and was at its lowest, 79,990 Crashes, in 2020.

Canada ranks 9th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 151,589 Crashes 124,200 Crashes 178,832 Crashes 10
1980s 181,570 Crashes 160,376 Crashes 196,966 Crashes 10
1990s 163,846 Crashes 148,198 Crashes 181,960 Crashes 10
2000s 145,376 Crashes 125,456 Crashes 156,415 Crashes 10
2010s 118,121 Crashes 104,640 Crashes 125,636 Crashes 10
2020s 87,326 Crashes 79,990 Crashes 93,976 Crashes 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 6 United Kingdom 105,680 Crashes compare
  2. 7 Argentina 102,623 Crashes compare
  3. 8 Spain 101,306 Crashes compare
  4. 10 France 51,058 Crashes compare
  5. 11 Portugal 36,595 Crashes compare
  6. 12 Belgium 35,916 Crashes compare

See the full ranking of 55 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Canada?
Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Canada was 91,750 Crashes in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 196,966 Crashes in 1987.
What is the lowest annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 79,990 Crashes in 2020.
How does Canada rank for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes?
Canada ranks 9th out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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