As at 13 October 2026 · official data unless labelled
Road deaths
4.8 per 100,000Worse than the OECD median▲ 0.1 per 100,0002024vs OECD median 4.3 per 100,000
What the numbers are telling us
The road death rate was 4.8 per 100,000 in 2024, up 0.1 per 100,000 on the previous reading (4.7 per 100,000).
It is close to its 10-year average of 4.7 per 100,000.
Across 23 OECD countries (2024), Australia ranks 15th best of 23 on road deaths, above the median of 4.3 per 100,000.
Why it matters
Road crashes are a leading cause of preventable death.
What it should be
There is no official target, so Australia is judged against comparable countries: lower than the OECD median is better. The OECD median is 4.3 per 100,000.
Road deaths: the last 15 readings
Road deaths, 2010 to 2024
Australia ranks 15th best of 23 OECD countries
Road deaths, 2024; OECD median 4.3 per 100,000
Norway1.56
Sweden2.02
United Kingdom2.41
Japan2.6
Switzerland2.78
Finland3.19
Ireland3.19
Slovenia3.2
Germany3.32
Netherlands3.75
Belgium3.96
Australia4.8
Every figure on this page is calculated from the stored official series (OECD, How's Life? Current well-being (OECD WISE)); the summary is written from the numbers, not edited by hand.