Ghana vs Mauritania: Death rate due to road traffic injuries

Ghana
25.7 per 100,000 population
in 2019
Mauritania
25.6 per 100,000 population
in 2019
Ghana rank
46th
Mauritania rank
47th

Death rate due to road traffic injuries over time

  • Ghana
  • Mauritania
0102030200020092019

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 25.7 per 100,000 population against 25.6 per 100,000 population in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1 per 100,000 population.

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

Ghana ranks 46th and Mauritania ranks 47th of 182 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Mauritania Difference Ahead
2000s 25.65 per 100,000 population 26.3 per 100,000 population 0.65 per 100,000 population Mauritania
2010s 24.6 per 100,000 population 25.93 per 100,000 population 1.33 per 100,000 population Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate due to road traffic injuries, Ghana or Mauritania?
Ghana, at 25.7 per 100,000 population against 25.6 per 100,000 population in Mauritania as of 2019.
What is the difference in death rate due to road traffic injuries between Ghana and Mauritania?
0.1 per 100,000 population, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritania?
5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Mauritania rank globally for death rate due to road traffic injuries?
Ghana ranks 46th and Mauritania ranks 47th 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

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.