Transport safety indicators — Fatalities in Australia
Australia: Transport safety indicators — Fatalities was 0.6047 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles in 2024. ▼ Falling
Transport safety indicators — Fatalities in Australia, 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 10 000 road motor vehicles.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.6047 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles for transport safety indicators — fatalities in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport safety indicators — fatalities in Australia peaked at 1.85 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5566 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles, in 2020.
That places Australia 13th out of 25 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 1.44 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 1.85 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.16 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 0.9435 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 1.4 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6995 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 0.5948 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 0.8436 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5788 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 0.5566 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 0.6047 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 10 Ireland 0.6458 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles compare
- 11 Belgium 0.6104 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles compare
- 12 Greece 0.6081 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles compare
- 14 Austria 0.6009 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles compare
- 15 Czechia 0.5624 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles compare
- 16 Italy 0.5317 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport safety indicators — fatalities in Australia?
- Transport safety indicators — fatalities in Australia was 0.6047 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest transport safety indicators — fatalities recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles in 1995.
- What is the lowest transport safety indicators — fatalities recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5566 Per 10 000 road motor vehicles in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for transport safety indicators — fatalities?
- Australia ranks 13th out of 25 countries with data for 2024.
- Is transport safety indicators — fatalities rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Transport safety indicators — Fatalities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset includes performance indicators linked to transport safety.