Kenya vs Yemen: Death rate from road injuries

Kenya
28.16 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Yemen
29.78 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Kenya rank
11th
Yemen rank
8th

Death rate from road injuries over time

  • Kenya
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 29.78 deaths per 100,000 people against 28.16 deaths per 100,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 8th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 20.4 deaths per 100,000 people 22.28 deaths per 100,000 people 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people Yemen
2010s 22.35 deaths per 100,000 people 27.76 deaths per 100,000 people 5.41 deaths per 100,000 people Yemen
2020s 26.55 deaths per 100,000 people 28.23 deaths per 100,000 people 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from road injuries, Kenya or Yemen?
Yemen, at 29.78 deaths per 100,000 people against 28.16 deaths per 100,000 people in Kenya as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from road injuries between Kenya and Yemen?
1.62 deaths per 100,000 people, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for death rate from road injuries?
Kenya ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 8th 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

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.