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Road traffic deaths (Eurostat)

People killed in road traffic accidents, including drivers, passengers and pedestrians who die within 30 days, per 100,000 inhabitants.

Unit: Deaths per 100,000 inhabitants Frequency: Annual Coverage: 34 countries and 1 group 2000 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Highest in 2024 12.0 per 100,000 people Montenegro Lowest in 2024 1.6 per 100,000 people Norway
European Union, 2024 4.4 per 100,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional) Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for 2024 33 Updated by the source on 27 October 2026

33 countries have a value for 2024, the latest period in the data.

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Deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Road traffic deaths (Eurostat) (deaths per 100,000 inhabitants), 2000 to 2024
Period European UnionGermanyFranceSpain
2024 4.4 per 100,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional) 3.3 per 100,000 people 4.6 per 100,000 peoplep (provisional) 3.7 per 100,000 people
2023 4.5 per 100,000 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) 3.4 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) 4.6 per 100,000 peoplep (provisional) 3.7 per 100,000 people
2022 4.6 per 100,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 3.4 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) 4.8 per 100,000 people 3.7 per 100,000 people
2021 4.5 per 100,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 3.1 per 100,000 people 4.3 per 100,000 people 3.2 per 100,000 people
2020 4.2 per 100,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 3.3 per 100,000 people 3.8 per 100,000 people 2.9 per 100,000 people
2019 5.1 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) 3.7 per 100,000 people 4.8 per 100,000 people 3.7 per 100,000 people
2018 5.2 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) 4.0 per 100,000 people 4.8 per 100,000 people 3.9 per 100,000 people
2017 5.3 per 100,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 3.8 per 100,000 people 5.1 per 100,000 people 3.9 per 100,000 people
2016 5.4 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) 3.9 per 100,000 people 5.2 per 100,000 people 3.9 per 100,000 people
2015 5.5 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) 4.2 per 100,000 people 5.2 per 100,000 people 3.6 per 100,000 people
2014 5.5 per 100,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 4.2 per 100,000 people 5.1 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) 3.6 per 100,000 people
2013 5.5 per 100,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 4.1 per 100,000 people 5.0 per 100,000 people 3.6 per 100,000 people
2012 6.0 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) 4.5 per 100,000 people 5.6 per 100,000 people 4.1 per 100,000 people
2011 6.5 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) 5.0 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) 6.1 per 100,000 people 4.4 per 100,000 people
2010 6.7 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) 4.5 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people 5.3 per 100,000 people
2009 7.5 per 100,000 people 5.1 per 100,000 people 6.6 per 100,000 people 5.9 per 100,000 people
2008 8.4 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) 5.5 per 100,000 people 6.7 per 100,000 people 6.7 per 100,000 people
2007 9.1 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) 6.0 per 100,000 people 7.2 per 100,000 people 8.5 per 100,000 people
2006 9.3 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people 7.4 per 100,000 people 9.2 per 100,000 people
2005 9.8 per 100,000 people 6.5 per 100,000 people 8.4 per 100,000 people 10.2 per 100,000 people
2004 10.3 per 100,000 people 7.1 per 100,000 people 8.8 per 100,000 people 11.0 per 100,000 people
2003 11.0 per 100,000 people 8.0 per 100,000 people 9.8 per 100,000 people 12.8 per 100,000 people
2002 11.7 per 100,000 people 8.3 per 100,000 people 12.4 per 100,000 people 12.9 per 100,000 people
2001 12.0 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) 8.5 per 100,000 people 13.3 per 100,000 people 13.5 per 100,000 people
2000 12.5 per 100,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 9.1 per 100,000 people 13.3 per 100,000 people 14.2 per 100,000 people

Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional; p provisional . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • Among the 33 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Montenegro (12.0 per 100,000 people) and the lowest Norway (1.6 per 100,000 people).
  • Half of the countries are above 4.3 per 100,000 people and half below.
  • From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 8 countries and fell in 22.
  • The figure for the European Union was 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2024, against 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2019 (−0.7). The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.

About this measure

Definition
People killed in road traffic accidents, including drivers, passengers and pedestrians who die within 30 days, per 100,000 inhabitants.
Population covered
Total population
Unit
Deaths per 100,000 inhabitants
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Differences in the same unit (per 100,000 people)

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
sdg_11_40 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A tra_infr=TOTAL unit=RT
Observation period
2000 to 2024
Provider update
27 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat

All countries in 2024 Every value is for 2024, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 Montenegro 12.0 per 100,000 people
  2. 2 Romania 7.8 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
  3. 3 Serbia 7.8 per 100,000 people
  4. 4 Bulgaria 7.4 per 100,000 people
  5. 5 Liechtenstein 7.4 per 100,000 people
  6. 6 Greece 6.4 per 100,000 people
  7. 7 Croatia 6.2 per 100,000 people
  8. 8 Latvia 6.0 per 100,000 people
  9. 9 Portugal 5.5 per 100,000 people
  10. 10 Hungary 5.2 per 100,000 people
  11. 11 Poland 5.2 per 100,000 people
  12. 12 Italy 5.1 per 100,000 people
  13. 13 Estonia 5.0 per 100,000 people
  14. 14 Slovakia 4.8 per 100,000 people
  15. 15 France 4.6 per 100,000 peoplep (provisional)
  16. 16 Czechia 4.5 per 100,000 people
  17. 17 Lithuania 4.3 per 100,000 people
  18. 18 Cyprus 4.2 per 100,000 people
  19. 19 Belgium 4.0 per 100,000 people
  20. 20 Austria 3.8 per 100,000 people
  21. 21 Spain 3.7 per 100,000 people
  22. 22 Iceland 3.4 per 100,000 people
  23. 23 Germany 3.3 per 100,000 people
  24. 24 Finland 3.2 per 100,000 people
  25. 25 Ireland 3.2 per 100,000 people
  26. 26 Slovenia 3.2 per 100,000 people
  27. 27 Netherlands 3.1 per 100,000 people
  28. 28 Switzerland 2.8 per 100,000 people
  29. 29 Luxembourg 2.7 per 100,000 people
  30. 30 Denmark 2.4 per 100,000 people
  31. 31 Malta 2.1 per 100,000 people
  32. 32 Sweden 2.0 per 100,000 people
  33. 33 Norway 1.6 per 100,000 people
  34. European Union 4.4 per 100,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
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Grey: no value for 2024. Colour groups split countries into roughly equal numbers. Boundaries: Natural Earth.