Botswana vs Laos: Death rate from road injuries
Botswana
16.46 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Laos
16.39 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Botswana rank
65th
Laos rank
66th
Death rate from road injuries over time
- Botswana
- Laos
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 16.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.39 deaths per 100,000 people in Laos, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 65th and Laos ranks 66th of 194 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.325 deaths per 100,000 people | Laos |
| 2010s | 19.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Laos |
| 2020s | 14.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from road injuries, Botswana or Laos?
- Botswana, at 16.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.39 deaths per 100,000 people in Laos as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from road injuries between Botswana and Laos?
- 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Laos?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Botswana and Laos rank globally for death rate from road injuries?
- Botswana ranks 65th and Laos ranks 66th 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.