Belize vs Nigeria: Death rate from road injuries
Belize
17.5 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Nigeria
17.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Belize rank
58th
Nigeria rank
60th
Death rate from road injuries over time
- Belize
- Nigeria
How they compare
Belize currently reports 17.5 deaths per 100,000 people against 17.2 deaths per 100,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 58th and Nigeria ranks 60th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.31 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
| 2010s | 20.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
| 2020s | 15.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from road injuries, Belize or Nigeria?
- Belize, at 17.5 deaths per 100,000 people against 17.2 deaths per 100,000 people in Nigeria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from road injuries between Belize and Nigeria?
- 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Nigeria?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Belize and Nigeria rank globally for death rate from road injuries?
- Belize ranks 58th and Nigeria ranks 60th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from road injuries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes, per 100,000 people.