Road traffic deaths in South Korea
Road traffic injuries caused 8.6 deaths per 100,000 people in South Korea in 2019.
South Korea, 2019
8.6
Change from 2018
0per 100,000 people
World, 2019
16.7 per 100,000 people
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019
5.2 per 100,000 people
Position in 2019
132nd of 183
Road traffic deaths in South Korea 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 | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.6 per 100,000 people | 16.7 per 100,000 people |
| 2018 | 8.6 per 100,000 people | 16.7 per 100,000 people |
| 2017 | 9.5 per 100,000 people | 16.8 per 100,000 people |
| 2016 | 9.8 per 100,000 people | 16.9 per 100,000 people |
| 2015 | 10.6 per 100,000 people | 17.0 per 100,000 people |
| 2014 | 10.9 per 100,000 people | 17.2 per 100,000 people |
| 2013 | 11.8 per 100,000 people | 17.5 per 100,000 people |
| 2012 | 12.7 per 100,000 people | 18.0 per 100,000 people |
| 2011 | 12.8 per 100,000 people | 18.2 per 100,000 people |
| 2010 | 13.7 per 100,000 people | 18.2 per 100,000 people |
| 2009 | 14.7 per 100,000 people | 18.3 per 100,000 people |
| 2008 | 15.0 per 100,000 people | 18.6 per 100,000 people |
| 2007 | 15.4 per 100,000 people | 18.9 per 100,000 people |
| 2006 | 15.9 per 100,000 people | 18.9 per 100,000 people |
| 2005 | 16.1 per 100,000 people | 18.9 per 100,000 people |
| 2004 | 16.6 per 100,000 people | 18.9 per 100,000 people |
| 2003 | 18.8 per 100,000 people | 19.1 per 100,000 people |
| 2002 | 18.6 per 100,000 people | 19.3 per 100,000 people |
| 2001 | 21.0 per 100,000 people | 19.2 per 100,000 people |
| 2000 | 25.6 per 100,000 people | 19.1 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 14.7 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −6.1.
- Among the 183 countries with data for 2019, South Korea has the 132nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2019 was 16.7 per 100,000 people.