Road deaths
People killed in road traffic accidents during the year, counting deaths within 30 days of the accident and excluding confirmed suicides and natural deaths. From police records reported to the EU road accident database (CARE).
Police counts. The WHO road traffic death rate is a modelled estimate per 100,000 people and differs from these figures.
Key facts
- Road deaths in the European Union (27) was 19,933 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- France had the highest road deaths of 27 EU countries in 2024, at 3,181, and Malta the lowest, at 12. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 272 places, with figures from 2000 to 2024.
Rankings
- EU countries
- EU regions (NUTS 2)
- Autonomous communities of Spain
- Regions of Germany (NUTS 2)
- Regions of France (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Italy (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Poland (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Greece (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Austria (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2)
EU countries by road deaths, 2024
Places with data
World, EU and euro area
Countries
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Poland
- Romania
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Czechia
- Portugal
- Finland
- Greece
- Austria
- Malta
- Estonia
- Latvia
Regions and states
- Ile-de-France
- Lombardia
- Andalusia
- Catalonia
- Community of Madrid
- Rhône-Alpes
- Lazio
- Campania
- Valencian Community
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
- Dytiki Makedonia
- Wielkopolskie
- Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki
- Lubuskie
- Zachodniopomorskie
- Prov. Brabant wallon
Use this data in your AI agent
Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
Which places have the highest road deaths? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"road_deaths","level":"country","within":"European Union (27)"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=road_deaths&level=country&within=European%20Union%20(27)