Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents in Netherlands
Netherlands: Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents was 1,453 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,453 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
4th
of 7 countries
All-time high
5,470 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 1971
All-time low
330 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2012
Years of data
63
1960–2023
Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents in Netherlands, 1960–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2023, injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents in Netherlands stood at 1,453 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 129.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents in Netherlands peaked at 5,470 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1971 and was at its lowest, 330 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,212 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | — |
| 1961 | 4,311 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 4,282 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 4,280 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 4,881 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +14.0% |
| 1965 | 5,035 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 5,243 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 4,851 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 4,878 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 5,249 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 5,281 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 5,470 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 5,258 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 5,236 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 4,888 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 4,389 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 4,523 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 4,653 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 4,456 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 4,033 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -9.5% |
| 1980 | 4,002 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 3,756 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 3,648 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 3,652 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 3,513 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 3,343 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 3,437 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 3,354 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 3,251 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 3,388 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 3,480 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 3,145 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 3,183 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 3,112 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 3,195 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 3,297 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 3,193 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 3,143 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 3,232 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 2,894 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 2,668 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 2,519 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 2,341 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 2,045 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 1,950 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 1,747 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 1,853 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 1,673 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 1,346 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 750 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -44.3% |
| 2011 | 348 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -53.6% |
| 2012 | 330 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 633 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +91.8% |
| 2014 | 869 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +37.3% |
| 2015 | 1,196 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +37.6% |
| 2016 | 1,213 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,197 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1,221 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1,203 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1,062 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 1,143 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 1,411 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 1,453 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +91.8% | 330 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 633 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants |
| 2011 | -53.6% | 750 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 348 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants |
| 2010 | -44.3% | 1,346 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 750 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants |
| 2014 | +37.3% | 633 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 869 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants |
| 2015 | +37.6% | 869 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 1,196 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,722 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 4,212 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 5,249 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,819 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 4,033 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 5,470 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,534 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 3,251 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 4,002 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,220 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 3,112 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 3,480 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,104 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 1,346 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 2,894 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 896 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 330 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 1,221 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,267 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 1,062 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 1,453 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Türkiye 4,496 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 1 New Zealand 7,615 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 2 Slovenia 3,477 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 2 United States 7,502 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 2 Croatia 3,682 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 3 Austria 5,012 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 3 Latvia 2,230 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 4 Germany 4,401 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 5 Estonia 1,328 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 5 Portugal 4,289 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 6 Costa Rica 4,080 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 6 Lithuania 1,161 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 7 Italy 3,966 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 7 Poland 661 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents in Netherlands?
- Injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents in Netherlands was 1,453 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 5,470 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1971.
- What is the lowest injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 330 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2012.
- How does Netherlands rank for injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents?
- Netherlands ranks 4th out of 7 countries with data for 2023.
- Is injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.