Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents in Canada
Canada: Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents was 3,085 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▼ Falling
Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents in Canada, 1970–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents in Canada is 3,085 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents in Canada peaked at 10,727 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1980 and was at its lowest, 2,599 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 2020.
Canada ranks 10th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,260 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 6,412 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10,587 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,001 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 8,842 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10,727 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,150 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 7,074 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 9,486 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,326 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 5,064 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 7,262 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,471 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 3,668 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 5,045 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,906 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 2,599 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 3,085 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 7 Italy 3,966 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 8 Belgium 3,712 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 9 Iceland 3,539 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 11 Spain 2,758 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 12 Japan 2,732 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 13 Czechia 2,357 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents in Canada?
- Injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents in Canada was 3,085 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 10,727 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1980.
- What is the lowest injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,599 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents?
- Canada ranks 10th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. 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 Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.