Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Iceland

Iceland: Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes was 904 Crashes in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
904 Crashes
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
43rd
of 44 countries
All-time high
1,195 Crashes
in 1999
All-time low
434 Crashes
in 1977
Years of data
53
1970–2022

Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Iceland, 1970–2022

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

Analysis

Iceland recorded 904 Crashes for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in 2022.

That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Iceland peaked at 1,195 Crashes in 1999 and was at its lowest, 434 Crashes, in 1977.

That places Iceland 43rd out of 44 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 671.1 Crashes 434 Crashes 1,025 Crashes 10
1980s 560.9 Crashes 466 Crashes 673 Crashes 10
1990s 982.9 Crashes 583 Crashes 1,195 Crashes 10
2000s 921.6 Crashes 687 Crashes 1,147 Crashes 10
2010s 859.2 Crashes 742 Crashes 986 Crashes 10
2020s 834.67 Crashes 727 Crashes 904 Crashes 3

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 40 Albania 1,666 Crashes compare
  2. 41 Azerbaijan 1,427 Crashes compare
  3. 42 Luxembourg 947 Crashes compare
  4. 44 Liechtenstein 442 Crashes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Iceland?
Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Iceland was 904 Crashes in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 1,195 Crashes in 1999.
What is the lowest annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 434 Crashes in 1977.
How does Iceland rank for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes?
Iceland ranks 43rd out of 44 countries with data for 2022.
Is annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland 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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People killed in road crashes within 30 days the crash occurred, people injured in road crashes, and road injury crashes.