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ROAD ACCIDENTS SCOTLAND 1999

International Comparisons1,2
Road accident fatality rates per capita, by age group, ranked by respective rates - 1998

Table F

(a) 0-14 years

 

Per million population

Rate

Index Scot=100

Netherlands

15

47

Sweden

15

47

Finland

17

53

Italy

17

53

United Kingdom

17

53

Norway

18

56

Japan

19

59

Denmark

21

66

Czech Republic

22

69

Germany

23

72

Hungary

24

75

Luxembourg3

26

81

Australia

27

84

Austria

31

97

Iceland

31

97

Scotland

32

100

Spain

33

103

Canada4

34

106

Switzerland

34

106

France

35

109

Greece5

40

125

Ireland

41

128

USA

44

138

Poland

45

141

Belgium

48

150

New Zealand

53

166

Republic of Korea

66

206

Portugal

85

266

(b) 15-24 years

 

Per million population

Rate

Index Scot=100

Sweden

87

65

United Kingdom

114

85

Japan

121

90

Finland

124

93

Hungary

131

98

Scotland

134

100

Netherlands

138

103

Switzerland

141

105

Denmark

154

115

Norway

159

119

Italy

174

130

Australia

177

132

Czech Republic

183

137

Republic of Korea

186

139

Canada4

194

145

Iceland

209

156

Austria

216

161

Ireland

221

165

Poland

229

171

Germany

231

172

Spain

232

173

New Zealand

261

195

USA

267

199

Belgium

275

205

France

293

219

Luxembourg3

347

259

Greece5

350

261

Portugal

409

305

(c) 25-64 years

 

Per million population

Rate

Index Scot=100

Luxembourg3

52

72

United Kingdom

57

79

Sweden

58

81

Netherlands

60

83

Japan

65

90

Finland

72

100

Norway

72

100

Scotland

72

100

Switzerland

73

101

Germany

87

121

Denmark

88

122

Australia

88

122

Iceland

88

122

Canada4

94

131

Italy

101

140

Ireland

105

146

Austria

112

156

New Zealand

119

165

Czech Republic

139

193

Belgium

146

203

France

152

211

USA

154

214

Hungary

161

224

Spain

161

224

Poland

210

292

Greece5

242

336

Portugal

251

349

Republic of Korea

265

368

(d) 65+ years

 

Per million population

Rate

Index Scot=100

Luxembourg3

69

75

United Kingdom

83

90

Scotland

92

100

Sweden

96

104

Germany

102

111

Netherlands

108

117

Norway

117

127

Iceland

125

136

Australia

133

145

Finland

138

150

Italy

138

150

Spain

139

151

Switzerland

142

154

Canada4

142

154

Denmark

155

168

Belgium

155

168

New Zealand

159

173

Hungary

161

175

Austria

167

182

Czech Republic

168

183

France

171

186

Japan

188

204

Ireland

190

207

USA

211

229

Poland

237

258

Greece5

279

303

Portugal

296

322

Republic of Korea

561

610

(1) Source: International Road Traffic and Accident Database (OECD). For Hungary, data are from 'Statistics of Road Traffic Accidents in Europe' (UN/ECE).
(2) The basis of the numbers is described in the text.
(3) 1996 data.
(4) 1997 data.
(5) 1995 data

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