Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents in New Zealand

New Zealand: Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents was 7,615 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
7,615 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
1st
of 34 countries
All-time high
14,397 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 1991
All-time low
7,357 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2020
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents in New Zealand, 1991–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k1991200720241991: 14.4k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants1992: 13.8k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants1993: 12.8k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants1994: 14.0k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants1995: 14.1k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants1996: 12.1k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants1997: 10.8k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants1998: 12.8k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants1999: 12.3k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2000: 11.2k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2001: 10.9k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2002: 11.7k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2003: 11.7k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2004: 11.0k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2005: 10.9k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2006: 10.8k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2007: 11.0k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2008: 10.1k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2009: 9.5k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2010: 9.0k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2011: 8.3k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2012: 8.1k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2013: 8.1k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2014: 7.7k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2015: 8.2k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2016: 8.0k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2017: 8.2k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2018: 8.5k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2019: 8.4k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2020: 7.4k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2021: 7.7k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2022: 8.1k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2023: 7.9k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants2024: 7.6k Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants

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 New Zealand is 7,615 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents in New Zealand peaked at 14,397 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1991 and was at its lowest, 7,357 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 2020.

That places New Zealand 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13,030 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 10,846 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 14,397 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 9
2000s 10,882 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 9,480 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 11,728 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 10
2010s 8,246 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 7,672 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 9,038 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 10
2020s 7,725 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 7,357 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 8,070 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 2 United States 7,502 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
  2. 3 Austria 5,012 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
  3. 4 Germany 4,401 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents in New Zealand?
Injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents in New Zealand was 7,615 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 New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 14,397 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1991.
What is the lowest injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 7,357 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2020.
How does New Zealand rank for injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents?
New Zealand ranks 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
Is injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand 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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Indicator
Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents
Unit
Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
44 places, 2,206 data points, 1960–2025
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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.