Gabon vs Zambia: Death rate from road injuries

Gabon
16.89 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Zambia
17.14 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Gabon rank
63rd
Zambia rank
62nd

Death rate from road injuries over time

  • Gabon
  • Zambia
0510152025200020102021

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 17.14 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.89 deaths per 100,000 people in Gabon, a difference of 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.

Gabon ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 62nd of 194 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 19.95 deaths per 100,000 people 17.73 deaths per 100,000 people 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people Gabon
2010s 17.25 deaths per 100,000 people 15.06 deaths per 100,000 people 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people Gabon
2020s 16.19 deaths per 100,000 people 15.5 deaths per 100,000 people 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from road injuries, Gabon or Zambia?
Zambia, at 17.14 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.89 deaths per 100,000 people in Gabon as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from road injuries between Gabon and Zambia?
0.25 deaths per 100,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Gabon and Zambia rank globally for death rate from road injuries?
Gabon ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 62nd 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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Indicator
Death rate from road injuries
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes, per 100,000 people.