Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Korea
Korea: Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes was 196,349 Crashes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Korea, 1970–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Crashes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Korea is 196,349 Crashes, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Korea peaked at 290,481 Crashes in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37,243 Crashes, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62,969 Crashes | 37,243 Crashes | 113,927 Crashes | 10 |
| 1980s | 164,626 Crashes | 120,182 Crashes | 255,787 Crashes | 10 |
| 1990s | 258,152 Crashes | 239,721 Crashes | 275,938 Crashes | 10 |
| 2000s | 233,106 Crashes | 211,662 Crashes | 290,481 Crashes | 10 |
| 2010s | 222,719 Crashes | 215,354 Crashes | 232,035 Crashes | 10 |
| 2020s | 200,853 Crashes | 196,349 Crashes | 209,654 Crashes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Korea?
- Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Korea was 196,349 Crashes in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 290,481 Crashes in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,243 Crashes in 1970.
- How does Korea rank for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes?
- Korea ranks 1st out of 4 groups with data for 2024.
- Is annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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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People killed in road crashes within 30 days the crash occurred, people injured in road crashes, and road injury crashes.