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