Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents in United States
United States: Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents was 7,502 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2021. ▼ Falling
Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents in United States, 1970–2021
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2021, injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents in United States stood at 7,502 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents in United States peaked at 15,141 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1981 and was at its lowest, 6,895 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 2020.
United States ranks 2nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,033 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 8,256 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10,005 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,126 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 12,506 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 15,141 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,279 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 11,550 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 13,029 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,236 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 7,216 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 11,273 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,881 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 7,130 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 9,504 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,198 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 6,895 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 7,502 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents in United States?
- Injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents in United States was 7,502 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 15,141 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1981.
- What is the lowest injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,895 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2020.
- How does United States rank for injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
- Is injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.