Seat belt use rates by country explained

This is a table of seat belt use rates (percent) in various countries worldwide.

Seat belt use rates in 2017 metrics might be part of some safety process.[1]

Countries, territories and areas
All occupantsFront seatRear seatDrivers only
Albania87858095
Angola65401060
Argentina43.640.823.150.2
Armenia7070
Australia9796
Austria959395
Azerbaijan30402080
Belgium91.792.285.591.5
Bolivia9.73.50.520.8
Bosnia and Herzegovina511148
Brazil79.450.2
Bulgaria80
Canada95.395.289.295.7
Chile49.6591476
China36.7
Colombia47.164.22.275
Congo, Republic of4422
Costa Rica76.775.135.677.8
Croatia5861.913.961.1
Cuba3035
Czech Republic987295
Denmark969188/89/96
Dominican Republic3418545
Ecuador3626280
Eritrea8080
Estonia9597.381.897.8
Ethiopia< 1
Fiji7275590
Finland94958596
France9888
Georgia6070
Germany98989998
Ghana3518.43.555.6
Greece72742377
Guyana429595
Hungary8182.838.581.7
Iceland90938690
India3.5 - 1114 - 40
Indonesia69
Iran68.5931595
Ireland91947492
Israel87.988.769.791.2
Italy61.915.4
Jamaica54451
Japan94.9/89.598/94.971.8/3699.5/98.5
Latvia84.75381
Lithuania949730
Luxembourg92907693
Malawi2125.8
Malaysia48.473.89.682.9
Mali20
Mauritius97.40.293.8
Mexico58.9495.681.4
Montenegro3540560
Morocco6463.222.366.7
Myanmar7.4
Netherlands95.896.68296.9
New Zealand979297
North Macedonia14.619.83.121
Norway94.7 - 9695.2 - 95.795.9 - 97.7
Oman98
Peru32.315.80.458.2
Philippines79.7
Poland94967695
Portugal94.995.777.296.4
South Korea84833094
Moldova61.817.565.5
Russia66 - 8320 - 5076 - 86
Samoa100100100100
Serbia66.275.110.177
Slovenia82.291.868.690.4
South Africa3133
Spain88.390.580.690.3
Sri Lanka757575
Suriname75875
Sweden97969098
Switzerland948694
Syria9090
Turkey40.650.1
Thailand4058
United Kingdom97.5 - 9894.6 - 9890.3 - 9495.3 - 98
United States90.190.174.890.5
Uruguay62.862.83369.1
Vanuatu20201041

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seat-belt wearing rate - Data by country . 2024-01-30 . WHO.
  2. Web site: GHO | by category | Seat-belt wearing rate - Data by country.