Dominican Republic vs Ghana: Death rate from road injuries
Dominican Republic
27.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ghana
25.87 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Dominican Republic rank
13th
Ghana rank
16th
Death rate from road injuries over time
- Dominican Republic
- Ghana
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 27.42 deaths per 100,000 people against 25.87 deaths per 100,000 people in Ghana, a difference of 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 13th and Ghana ranks 16th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | Ghana |
| 2010s | 24.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 26.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from road injuries, Dominican Republic or Ghana?
- Dominican Republic, at 27.42 deaths per 100,000 people against 25.87 deaths per 100,000 people in Ghana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from road injuries between Dominican Republic and Ghana?
- 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ghana?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Dominican Republic and Ghana rank globally for death rate from road injuries?
- Dominican Republic ranks 13th and Ghana ranks 16th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β 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.