EU countries by road traffic death rate, 2021
Latvia had the highest road traffic death rate of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 9.8 per 100,000 people. Malta had the lowest, at 1.9 per 100,000 people. The median was 4.7 per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization.
All EU countries, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | EU countries | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia | 9.8 |
| 2 | Romania | 9.6 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 8.4 |
| 4 | Croatia | 8.1 |
| 5 | Hungary | 7.4 |
| 6 | Greece | 7.3 |
| 7 | Portugal | 7.2 |
| 8 | Poland | 6.5 |
| 9 | Slovakia | 6.4 |
| 10 | Lithuania | 6.3 |
| 11 | Slovenia | 5.8 |
| 12 | Czechia | 5.2 |
| 13 | Italy | 5 |
| 14 | France | 4.7 |
| 15 | Austria | 4.6 |
| 15 | Belgium | 4.6 |
| 17 | Estonia | 4.4 |
| 18 | Finland | 4.2 |
| 19 | Cyprus | 3.9 |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 3.9 |
| 21 | Spain | 3.5 |
| 22 | Netherlands | 3.4 |
| 23 | Germany | 3.3 |
| 24 | Ireland | 2.8 |
| 25 | Denmark | 2.3 |
| 26 | Sweden | 2.1 |
| 27 | Malta | 1.9 |
About this ranking
Estimated road traffic deaths per 100,000 population (SDG indicator 3.6.1), from WHO's Global status report on road safety.
WHO estimates built from death registration or modelled where registration is incomplete, so they differ from police counts. WHO publishes 2021 only. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
World Health Organization, data.who.int. Road traffic mortality rate (per 100 000 population) (RS_198) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/B9D9E6A/D6176E2 (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which EU country has the highest road traffic death rate?
Latvia, with 9.8 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization.
Which EU country has the lowest road traffic death rate?
Malta, with 1.9 per 100,000 people in 2021.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Health Organization, Road traffic mortality rate (per 100 000 population) (RS_198). Retrieved 2026-10-12.