Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in India

India: Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes was 464,910 Crashes in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
464,910 Crashes
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
2nd
of 44 countries
All-time high
501,423 Crashes
in 2015
All-time low
275,541 Crashes
in 1992
Years of data
28
1990–2017

Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in India, 1990–2017

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1990200320171990: 282.6k Crashes1991: 295.1k Crashes1992: 275.5k Crashes1993: 284.6k Crashes1994: 325.9k Crashes1995: 352.0k Crashes1996: 371.2k Crashes1997: 373.7k Crashes1998: 385.0k Crashes1999: 386.5k Crashes2000: 391.4k Crashes2001: 405.6k Crashes2002: 407.5k Crashes2003: 406.7k Crashes2004: 429.9k Crashes2005: 439.3k Crashes2006: 460.9k Crashes2007: 479.2k Crashes2008: 484.7k Crashes2009: 486.4k Crashes2010: 499.6k Crashes2011: 497.7k Crashes2012: 490.4k Crashes2013: 486.5k Crashes2014: 489.4k Crashes2015: 501.4k Crashes2016: 480.7k Crashes2017: 464.9k Crashes

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

Analysis

India recorded 464,910 Crashes for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in 2017.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in India peaked at 501,423 Crashes in 2015 and was at its lowest, 275,541 Crashes, in 1992.

That places India 2nd out of 44 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 333,213 Crashes 275,541 Crashes 386,456 Crashes 10
2000s 439,170 Crashes 391,449 Crashes 486,384 Crashes 10
2010s 488,820 Crashes 464,910 Crashes 501,423 Crashes 8

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 United States 6.10 million Crashes compare
  2. 3 Japan 290,895 Crashes compare
  3. 4 Germany 290,701 Crashes compare
  4. 5 Italy 173,364 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 India?
Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in India was 464,910 Crashes in 2017, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 501,423 Crashes in 2015.
What is the lowest annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 275,541 Crashes in 1992.
How does India rank for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes?
India ranks 2nd out of 44 countries with data for 2017.
Is annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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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