What is the difference in death rate due to road traffic injuries between Benin and Somalia?

0.6 per 100,000 population, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Somalia?

5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate due to road traffic injuries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Somalia: Death rate due to road traffic injuries

Benin

26.8 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Somalia

27.4 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Benin rank

40th

Somalia rank

37th

Death rate due to road traffic injuries over time

Benin
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 27.4 per 100,000 population against 26.8 per 100,000 population in Benin, a difference of 0.6 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 40th and Somalia ranks 37th of 182 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	28.65 per 100,000 population	27.45 per 100,000 population	1.2 per 100,000 population	Benin
2010s	27.43 per 100,000 population	27.43 per 100,000 population	0 per 100,000 population	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate due to road traffic injuries, Benin or Somalia?: Somalia, at 27.4 per 100,000 population against 26.8 per 100,000 population in Benin as of 2019.
What is the difference in death rate due to road traffic injuries between Benin and Somalia?: 0.6 per 100,000 population, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Somalia?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Benin and Somalia rank globally for death rate due to road traffic injuries?: Benin ranks 40th and Somalia ranks 37th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate due to road traffic injuries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rate due to road traffic injuries
Unit: per 100,000 population
Source: World Health Organization (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 910 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Death rate from road traffic incidents, including vehicle drivers or passengers, motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians, measured as the number of deaths per 100,000 people.