Number of deaths and injuries resulting from road traffic accidents
thousand persons
In the ninety‑first row of this list are data on the number of people injured on roads in various states, including Russia, Austria and Belarus. The indicator is measured in thousand people and shows total losses from accidents for each year from 2010 to 2023. This coverage allows comparison of injury intensity across countries and shows how death and injury figures changed over thirteen years by region and safety measures
- Europe — Italy — value
- Europe — Poland — value
- Europe — Germany — value
- Europe — Spain — value
- Europe — Romania — value
- Europe — United Kingdom (Great Britain) — value
- Europe — Greece — value
- Europe — Belarus — value
- Europe — Belgium — value
- Europe — Portugal — value
Chart of number of deaths and injuries in road traffic accidents by country, 2010–2023, thousand people
Who grew, who fell: 2010 → 2023
Set in numbers
Rosstat data for 2010–2023. Series: 254, periods: 7. Measurement unit — thousands of people. Breakdown by items: Russia2); — value; Europe — Austria — value; Europe — Belarus — value; Europe — Belgium — value; Europe — Bulgaria — value and others
Russia2); — value: the indicator fell from 26.6 to 14.2 over 2010–2023 — by 46.6%. The highest value was 26.6 (2010), the lowest was 14.2 (2022). This is an average annual decline of 4.71%. Up to 2020 the change was −39.1%, after — −12.3%. Out of 23 major series, 1 increased, 22 fell
All table numbers are series: 254
How to read this table
Each row corresponds to a single country, enabling cross‑country comparison or tracking of trends within a state. For easy comparison, data are arranged in columns from 2010 to 2023. Note the units: all values are in thousand people, so consider overall population size and traffic volume when analysing individual countries
What is visible in these numbers
The five highest values: Russia2); — value (26.6), Europe — Italy — value (4.1), Europe — Poland — value (3.9), Europe — Germany — value (3.6), Europe — Spain — value (2.4). The gap between the highest and lowest is 266 times. The top five account for 73.7% of the total across all items — the distribution is heavily skewed toward the top
Observations are annual and cover 7 periods. Cells with numbers: 150 out of 175 (85.7%). Minor gaps remain where an item was not observed in all periods
The same indicator for other periods
More in the section Russia and countries of the world»
Period and application
Data for 2010–2023 are updated annually by Rosstat as information arrives from international organisations and national statistical services. The figures are used by transport‑safety experts, urban planners and researchers studying infrastructure impact on mortality and injury. Take note of country‑specific footnotes, as casualty accounting methods may differ by legislation
How it is calculated
Table notes: Sources of information (excluding Russia): UNECE and OECD electronic databases. Data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
1) Источники информации (кроме России): электронные базы данных ЕЭК ООН, ОЭСР.
2) По данным Министерства внутренних дел Российской Федерации.
3) 2024 г. – 14,4 тыс. человек.
4) 2024 г. – 164,8 тыс. человек.
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