# Road deaths per million inhabitants

People killed in road traffic accidents within 30 days of the accident, per million inhabitants (Eurostat, police records reported to the EU road accident database CARE). Eurostat publishes whole numbers.

## Key facts

- Romania had the highest road deaths per million inhabitants of 27 EU countries in 2024, at 78 per million inhabitants, and Sweden the lowest, at 20 per million inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 271 places, with figures from 2000 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `road_deaths_per_million`
- Unit: per million inhabitants
- Note: The EU uses this rate to track its road safety targets. The WHO road traffic death rate is per 100,000 people and modelled, so the two differ.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/road-deaths-per-million
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/road_deaths_per_million

## Rankings

- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths-per-million/eu-countries.md) (27 places)
- [EU regions (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths-per-million/eu-regions.md) (244 places)
- [Autonomous communities of Spain](https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths-per-million/spain-regions.md) (19 places)
- [Regions of Germany (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths-per-million/germany-regions.md) (38 places)
- [Regions of France (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths-per-million/france-regions.md) (27 places)
- [Regions of Italy (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths-per-million/italy-regions.md) (21 places)
- [Regions of Poland (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths-per-million/poland-regions.md) (17 places)
- [Regions of Greece (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths-per-million/greece-regions.md) (13 places)
- [Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths-per-million/netherlands-regions.md) (12 places)
- [Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths-per-million/belgium-regions.md) (11 places)
- [Regions of Austria (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths-per-million/austria-regions.md) (9 places)
- [Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths-per-million/portugal-regions.md) (9 places)
- [Regions of Czechia (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths-per-million/czechia-regions.md) (8 places)
- [Regions of Hungary (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths-per-million/hungary-regions.md) (8 places)
- [Regions of Romania (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths-per-million/romania-regions.md) (8 places)
- [Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths-per-million/sweden-regions.md) (8 places)
- [Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths-per-million/bulgaria-regions.md) (6 places)
- [Regions of Denmark (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths-per-million/denmark-regions.md) (5 places)
- [Regions of Finland (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths-per-million/finland-regions.md) (5 places)