Sierra Leone vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female

Sierra Leone
23 per 100,000 female population
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
16.19 per 100,000 female population
in 2019
Sierra Leone rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
6th

Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0510152025200020092019

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 23 per 100,000 female population against 16.19 per 100,000 female population in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 6.81 per 100,000 female population.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 22.69 per 100,000 female population 17.84 per 100,000 female population 4.85 per 100,000 female population Sierra Leone
2010s 21.6 per 100,000 female population 16.08 per 100,000 female population 5.52 per 100,000 female population Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality caused by road traffic injury, female, Sierra Leone or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sierra Leone, at 23 per 100,000 female population against 16.19 per 100,000 female population in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury, female between Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa?
6.81 per 100,000 female population, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for mortality caused by road traffic injury, female?
Sierra Leone ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female (per 100,000 female population)
Unit
per 100,000 female population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 4,600 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed

Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.