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Road deaths

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How many people die on the roads in each country?205 countries road traffic deaths per 100,000 peopleRoad deaths · World1980–202560 Moderate
Recorded changes in how sources report (82)
  • 2023, Eurostat: Eurostat marks 2023 as a break in this time series. source · page
  • 2022, WHO estimate: From 2022 WHO's estimates are extrapolated from the 2021 estimates of its road safety report, using available death registers and cause fractions from GBD 2023. source · page
  • 2022, Eurostat: Eurostat marks 2022 as a break in this time series. source · page
  • 2022, WHO register: WHO's data for this country switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in 2022: road deaths are WHO's road injury list in ICD-10 codes from 2022, and ICD-9 Basic Tabulation List item B471 (E810-E819, motor vehicle traffic accidents) up to 1980. source · page
  • 2021, Eurostat: Eurostat marks 2021 as a break in this time series. source · page
  • 2020, Eurostat: Eurostat marks 2020 as a break in this time series. source · page
  • 2018, WHO register: WHO's file for this country moves to road codes in 2018; 2014 has only a condensed list item for all transport (V01-V99). source · page
  • 2018, ITF: ITF marks 2018 as a break in this time series. source · page
  • 2017, Eurostat: Eurostat marks 2017 as a break in this time series. source · page
  • 2016, WHO register: WHO's data for this country switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in 2016: road deaths are WHO's road injury list in ICD-10 codes from 2016, and ICD-9 Basic Tabulation List item B471 (E810-E819, motor vehicle traffic accidents) up to 2005. source · page
  • 2015, ITF: ITF marks 2015 as a break in this time series. source · page
  • 2014, Eurostat: Eurostat marks 2014 as a break in this time series. source · page
  • 2014, WHO register: WHO's data for this country switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in 2014: road deaths are WHO's road injury list in ICD-10 codes from 2014, and ICD-9 Basic Tabulation List item B471 (E810-E819, motor vehicle traffic accidents) up to 2013. source · page
  • 2014, ITF: ITF marks 2014 as a break in this time series. source · page
  • 2013, ITF: ITF marks 2013 as a break in this time series. source · page
  • 2013, WHO register: WHO's file for this country moves to road codes in 2013; 2012 has only a condensed list item for all transport (V01-V99). source · page
  • 2013, Eurostat: Eurostat marks 2013 as a break in this time series. source · page
  • 2012, ITF: ITF marks 2012 as a break in this time series. source · page
  • 2012, Eurostat: Eurostat marks 2012 as a break in this time series. source · page
  • 2012, WHO register: WHO's data for this country switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in 2012: road deaths are WHO's road injury list in ICD-10 codes from 2012, and ICD-9 Basic Tabulation List item B471 (E810-E819, motor vehicle traffic accidents) up to 2011. source · page
  • 2011, Eurostat: Eurostat marks 2011 as a break in this time series. source · page
  • 2011, WHO register: WHO's file for this country moves to road codes in 2011; 2010 has only a condensed list item for all transport (V01-V99). source · page
  • 2011, WHO register: WHO's data for this country switch from ICD-8 to ICD-10 in 2011: road deaths are WHO's road injury list in ICD-10 codes from 2011, and ICD-8 List A item A138 or List B item B047 (E810-E823, motor vehicle accidents) up to 1980. source · page
  • 2011, Eurostat: Eurostat says correction factors for the 30-day definition were applied in this country up to 2010. source · page
  • 2010, ITF: ITF marks 2010 as a break in this time series. source · page
  • 2010, WHO register: WHO's file for this country moves to road codes in 2010; 2009 has only a condensed list item for all transport (V01-V99). source · page
  • 2010, Eurostat: Eurostat marks 2010 as a break in this time series. source · page
  • 2010, Eurostat: Eurostat says correction factors for the 30-day definition were applied in this country up to 2009. source · page
  • 2008, WHO register: WHO's data for this country switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in 2008: road deaths are WHO's road injury list in ICD-10 codes from 2008, and ICD-9 Basic Tabulation List item B471 (E810-E819, motor vehicle traffic accidents) up to 1990. source · page
  • 2008, WHO register: WHO's data for this country switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in 2008: road deaths are WHO's road injury list in ICD-10 codes from 2008, and ICD-9 Basic Tabulation List item B471 (E810-E819, motor vehicle traffic accidents) up to 2005. source · page
  • 2008, Eurostat: Eurostat marks 2008 as a break in this time series. source · page
  • 2007, WHO register: WHO's file for this country moves to road codes in 2007; 2004 has only a condensed list item for all transport (V01-V99). source · page
  • 2007, WHO register: WHO's data for this country switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in 2007: road deaths are WHO's road injury list in ICD-10 codes from 2007, and ICD-9 Basic Tabulation List item B471 (E810-E819, motor vehicle traffic accidents) up to 2006. source · page
  • 2007, WHO register: WHO's file for this country moves to road codes in 2007; 2005 has only a condensed list item for all transport (V01-V99). source · page
  • 2006, WHO register: WHO's data for this country switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in 2006: road deaths are WHO's road injury list in ICD-10 codes from 2006, and ICD-9 Basic Tabulation List item B471 (E810-E819, motor vehicle traffic accidents) up to 2003. source · page
  • 2006, WHO register: WHO's data for this country switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in 2006: road deaths are WHO's road injury list in ICD-10 codes from 2006, and ICD-9 Basic Tabulation List item B471 (E810-E819, motor vehicle traffic accidents) up to 2005. source · page
  • 2005, WHO register: WHO's data for this country switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in 2005: road deaths are WHO's road injury list in ICD-10 codes from 2005, and ICD-9 Basic Tabulation List item B471 (E810-E819, motor vehicle traffic accidents) up to 2004. source · page
  • 2005, Eurostat: Eurostat says correction factors for the 30-day definition were applied in this country up to 2004. source · page
  • 2004, WHO register: WHO's file for this country moves to road codes in 2004; 2000 has only a condensed list item for all transport (V01-V99). source · page
  • 2004, WHO register: WHO's data for this country switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in 2004: road deaths are WHO's road injury list in ICD-10 codes from 2004, and ICD-9 Basic Tabulation List item B471 (E810-E819, motor vehicle traffic accidents) up to 2003. source · page

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