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Top 10 countries with the lowest road deaths
Road traffic fatalities per 100,000 population. WHO Global Health Observatory data, each country's latest year, 2019–2021, covering 192 countries.
The top 10
1st of 192 · 2021
Monaco0 per 100k
- 2ndMaldives1.3 per 100k
- 3rdNorway1.5 per 100k
- 4thMalta1.9 per 100k
- 4thSingapore1.9 per 100k
- 6thSweden2.1 per 100k
- 7thDenmark2.3 per 100k
- 8thIceland2.4 per 100k
- 8thSwitzerland2.4 per 100k
- 8thUnited Kingdom2.4 per 100k
The other end · bottom 5 of 192
- 187thZimbabwe29.9 per 100k
- 189thGuinea-Bissau30.5 per 100k
- 190thHaiti31.3 per 100k
- 191stLibya34 per 100k
- 192ndGuinea37.4 per 100k
Where the big countries land
- 114thUnited States14.2 per 100k
- 135thChina17.4 per 100k
- 115thIndia14.6 per 100k
- 14thGermany3.3 per 100k
- 121stBrazil15.7 per 100k
Common questions
Questions people ask about road deaths
Which country has the lowest road deaths?
Monaco ranks 1st of 192 countries at 0 per 100k (2021 data). Source: WHO Global Health Observatory.
Which countries are in the top 10 for road deaths?
The top 10 are Monaco, Maldives, Norway, Malta, Singapore, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and United Kingdom — computed from WHO Global Health Observatory data, each country's latest year, 2019–2021.
Where does the United States rank in road deaths?
The United States ranks 114th of 192 countries at 14.2 per 100k (2021 data). Source: WHO Global Health Observatory.
What is the median road deaths worldwide?
Across the 192 countries covered, the median is 12.4 per 100k. Values run from 0 per 100k (Monaco, ranked 1st) to 37.4 per 100k (Guinea, ranked 192nd).
Is road deaths higher in Europe or the US?
The median across 43 European countries is 5.2 per 100k, against 14.2 per 100k in the United States — it is higher in the US. Source: WHO Global Health Observatory.
Which country has the highest road deaths?
Guinea sits at the other end of the list: 37.4 per 100k ranks 192nd of 192 (2021 data). Source: WHO Global Health Observatory.
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- Incarceration ratePeople held in prison per 100,000 population.
- Robbery ratePolice-recorded robberies per 100,000 population.
- Police officersPolice personnel per 100,000 population.
- Life expectancyPeriod life expectancy at birth.
Who leads the world
- Monacotops life expectancy86.5 years
- Singaporetops homicide rate0.1 per 100k
- Bulgariatops paid maternity leave59 weeks
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