Which has higher deaths from road injuries, Bangladesh or United States of America?

United States of America, at 48,572 deaths against 31,578 deaths in Bangladesh as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths from road injuries between Bangladesh and United States of America?

16,994 deaths, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and United States of America?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from road injuries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs United States of America: Deaths from road injuries

Bangladesh

31,578 deaths

in 2021

United States of America

48,572 deaths

in 2021

Bangladesh rank

6th

United States of America rank

3rd

Deaths from road injuries over time

Bangladesh
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 48,572 deaths against 31,578 deaths in Bangladesh, a difference of 16,994 deaths.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.5 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 194 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	23,036 deaths	44,498 deaths	21,463 deaths	United States of America
2010s	25,100 deaths	38,537 deaths	13,437 deaths	United States of America
2020s	27,957 deaths	46,115 deaths	18,158 deaths	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from road injuries, Bangladesh or United States of America?: United States of America, at 48,572 deaths against 31,578 deaths in Bangladesh as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from road injuries between Bangladesh and United States of America?: 16,994 deaths, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and United States of America?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Bangladesh and United States of America rank globally for deaths from road injuries?: Bangladesh ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from road injuries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths from road injuries
Unit: deaths
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: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes.