Papua New Guinea vs United States of America: Death rate from road injuries

Papua New Guinea
14.91 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
United States of America
14.41 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
79th
United States of America rank
81st

Death rate from road injuries over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • United States of America
05101520200020102021

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 14.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.41 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America, a difference of 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 79th and United States of America ranks 81st of 194 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 20.77 deaths per 100,000 people 15.09 deaths per 100,000 people 5.68 deaths per 100,000 people Papua New Guinea
2010s 19.92 deaths per 100,000 people 11.92 deaths per 100,000 people 8 deaths per 100,000 people Papua New Guinea
2020s 14.89 deaths per 100,000 people 13.71 deaths per 100,000 people 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from road injuries, Papua New Guinea or United States of America?
Papua New Guinea, at 14.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.41 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from road injuries between Papua New Guinea and United States of America?
0.5 deaths per 100,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United States of America?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Papua New Guinea and United States of America rank globally for death rate from road injuries?
Papua New Guinea ranks 79th and United States of America ranks 81st 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.