Transport safety indicators — Fatalities by country
The dataset includes performance indicators linked to transport safety.
Countries reporting
25
Highest
3.13 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles
Chile
Lowest
0.2303 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles
Norway
Median
0.6047 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles
Years covered
31
1994–2024
Data points
522
What the numbers show
Transport safety indicators — Fatalities is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 3.13 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles in Chile; the lowest is 0.2303 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles in Norway.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6047 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles, and the mean is 0.7778 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Transport safety indicators — Fatalities: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 3.13 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2023 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 2 | Albania | 2.01 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2024 | — | falling |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.79 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 4 | Iceland | 0.9991 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2005 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 5 | Hungary | 0.9569 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2024 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 6 | Israel | 0.8817 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 7 | Portugal | 0.7354 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 8 | Liechtenstein | 0.7216 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2024 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 9 | France | 0.6512 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 10 | Ireland | 0.6458 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 11 | Belgium | 0.6104 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2024 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 12 | Greece | 0.6081 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 13 | Australia | 0.6047 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 14 | Austria | 0.6009 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 15 | Czechia | 0.5624 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2024 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 16 | Italy | 0.5317 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 17 | Spain | 0.5084 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 18 | Germany | 0.4732 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 0.4559 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2021 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 20 | Switzerland | 0.3837 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Denmark | 0.3809 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2021 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Sweden | 0.3475 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 23 | Finland | 0.3434 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Malta | 0.275 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 25 | Norway | 0.2303 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Moldova 1.79 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles
- Croatia 0.9835 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles
- Slovak Republic 0.8004 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles
- Lithuania 0.6122 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles
- Netherlands 0.5477 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles
- Poland 0.5391 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles
- Slovenia 0.4332 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles
About this data
The dataset includes performance indicators linked to transport safety.