Railway accidents by type of accident - annual data (2004-2015) by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
639 Number
Poland
Lowest
0 Number
Luxembourg
Median
37 Number
Years covered
13
2004–2016
Data points
502
What the numbers show
Railway accidents by type of accident - annual data (2004-2015) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 639 Number in Poland; the lowest is 0 Number in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 37 Number, and the mean is 86.8 Number.
Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in France (up 8.7%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 100.0%).
Railway accidents by type of accident - annual data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 639 Number | 2015 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 1 | Poland | 639 Number | 2015 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 3 | Germany | 363 Number | 2015 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Hungary | 158 Number | 2015 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 5 | France | 150 Number | 2015 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 6 | Romania | 141 Number | 2015 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 7 | Italy | 121 Number | 2015 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 8 | North Macedonia | 115 Number | 2015 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 9 | Türkiye | 101 Number | 2015 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Austria | 98 Number | 2015 | unchanged | falling |
| 11 | Czechia | 94 Number | 2015 | down 69.9% | falling |
| 12 | Slovakia | 87 Number | 2015 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Slovakia | 87 Number | 2015 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Switzerland | 52 Number | 2015 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 49 Number | 2015 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 49 Number | 2015 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 17 | Spain | 48 Number | 2015 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 18 | Sweden | 42 Number | 2015 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 40 Number | 2016 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 20 | Netherlands | 37 Number | 2015 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 20 | Netherlands | 37 Number | 2015 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 22 | Greece | 29 Number | 2015 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 23 | Croatia | 27 Number | 2015 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 23 | Croatia | 27 Number | 2015 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 25 | Latvia | 25 Number | 2015 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 25 | Latvia | 25 Number | 2015 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 27 | Portugal | 23 Number | 2015 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 22 Number | 2016 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Lithuania | 22 Number | 2016 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Belgium | 21 Number | 2015 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Norway | 20 Number | 2015 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 32 | Denmark | 17 Number | 2015 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 33 | Estonia | 14 Number | 2015 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Estonia | 14 Number | 2015 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Finland | 13 Number | 2015 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Slovenia | 13 Number | 2015 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Slovenia | 13 Number | 2015 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Ireland | 0 Number | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Liechtenstein | 0 Number | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 0 Number | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 2,269 Number
- European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013) 2,242 Number
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 2,220 Number