Killed in road traffic accidents fell 7.12% to 4,292 persons in South Korea in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, killed in road traffic accidents in South Korea reached an all time high of 15,443 persons in 1991 and an all time low of 3,506 persons in 1973.
South Korea has been ranked 5th within the group of 39 countries we follow in terms of killed in road traffic accidents, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Killed In Road Traffic Accidents | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Cambodia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 65,225 | 62,387 | 59,997 | 58,539 | 58,523 | ... | ||||||||
| India | persons | ... | ... | ... | 134,513 | 142,485 | 138,258 | 137,572 | 139,671 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | persons | 5,828 | 5,535 | 5,261 | 5,165 | 4,838 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| North Korea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | persons | 26,567 | 27,953 | 27,991 | 27,025 | 26,958 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | persons | 5,505 | 5,229 | 5,392 | 5,092 | 4,762 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | persons | 32,999 | 32,479 | 33,561 | 32,719 | 32,675 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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