Railway accidents by type of accident - annual data (2004-2015) by country
Countries reporting
30
Highest
639
Poland
Lowest
0
Ireland
Median
38.5
Years covered
13
2004β2016
Data points
393
What the numbers show
Railway accidents by type of accident - annual data (2004-2015) is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 639 in Poland; the lowest is 0 in Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 38.5, and the mean is 81.93.
Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in France (up 8.7%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 100.0%).
Railway accidents by type of accident - annual data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 639 | 2015 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 2 | Germany | 363 | 2015 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Hungary | 158 | 2015 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 4 | France | 150 | 2015 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 5 | Romania | 141 | 2015 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 6 | Italy | 121 | 2015 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 115 | 2015 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 8 | Austria | 98 | 2015 | unchanged | falling |
| 9 | Czechia | 94 | 2015 | down 69.9% | falling |
| 10 | Slovak Republic | 87 | 2015 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Switzerland | 52 | 2015 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 49 | 2015 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 13 | Spain | 48 | 2015 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 14 | Sweden | 42 | 2015 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 40 | 2016 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 16 | Netherlands | 37 | 2015 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 17 | Greece | 29 | 2015 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 18 | Croatia | 27 | 2015 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 19 | Latvia | 25 | 2015 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 20 | Portugal | 23 | 2015 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 21 | Lithuania | 22 | 2016 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Belgium | 21 | 2015 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Norway | 20 | 2015 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 24 | Denmark | 17 | 2015 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 25 | Estonia | 14 | 2015 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Slovenia | 13 | 2015 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Finland | 13 | 2015 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2015 | β | volatile |
| 28 | Ireland | 0 | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |