Road traffic deaths in Greece
Road traffic injuries caused 8.3 deaths per 100,000 people in Greece in 2019.
Greece, 2019
8.3
Change from 2018
0per 100,000 people
European Union, 2019
5.6 per 100,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2019
5.3 per 100,000 people
Position in 2019
133rd of 183
Road traffic deaths in Greece over time
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Deaths per 100,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greece | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.3 per 100,000 people | 5.6 per 100,000 people |
| 2018 | 8.3 per 100,000 people | 5.7 per 100,000 people |
| 2017 | 8.6 per 100,000 people | 5.8 per 100,000 people |
| 2016 | 9.7 per 100,000 people | 5.8 per 100,000 people |
| 2015 | 9.3 per 100,000 people | 6.0 per 100,000 people |
| 2014 | 9.3 per 100,000 people | 6.1 per 100,000 people |
| 2013 | 10.3 per 100,000 people | 6.0 per 100,000 people |
| 2012 | 11.3 per 100,000 people | 6.5 per 100,000 people |
| 2011 | 12.3 per 100,000 people | 7.2 per 100,000 people |
| 2010 | 13.1 per 100,000 people | 7.3 per 100,000 people |
| 2009 | 14.9 per 100,000 people | 8.2 per 100,000 people |
| 2008 | 15.5 per 100,000 people | 9.2 per 100,000 people |
| 2007 | 16.1 per 100,000 people | 10.0 per 100,000 people |
| 2006 | 16.0 per 100,000 people | 10.1 per 100,000 people |
| 2005 | 16.6 per 100,000 people | 10.6 per 100,000 people |
| 2004 | 17.5 per 100,000 people | 11.1 per 100,000 people |
| 2003 | 15.8 per 100,000 people | 11.8 per 100,000 people |
| 2002 | 16.4 per 100,000 people | 12.6 per 100,000 people |
| 2001 | 18.2 per 100,000 people | 13.0 per 100,000 people |
| 2000 | 19.9 per 100,000 people | 13.5 per 100,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 14.9 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −6.6.
- Among the 183 countries with data for 2019, Greece has the 133rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2019 was 5.6 per 100,000 people.
More for Greece
All statistics for Greece
Road traffic deaths
6.4 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Car share of passenger transport
84.1%e (Estimated)
2024 · Eurostat
Car ownership
597ep (Source flag ep) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Rail passenger transport
718 million passenger-km
2025 · Eurostat
Road share of inland freight transport
98.7%
2024 · Eurostat
New zero-emission cars
6.2%
2025 · Eurostat