Namibia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male

Namibia
55.4 per 100,000 male population
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
38.71 per 100,000 male population
in 2019
Namibia rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
5th

Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male over time

  • Namibia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0204060200020092019

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 55.4 per 100,000 male population against 38.71 per 100,000 male population in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 16.69 per 100,000 male population.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Namibia ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 183 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 36.59 per 100,000 male population 40.03 per 100,000 male population 3.44 per 100,000 male population Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 48.6 per 100,000 male population 37.97 per 100,000 male population 10.63 per 100,000 male population Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality caused by road traffic injury, male, Namibia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Namibia, at 55.4 per 100,000 male population against 38.71 per 100,000 male population in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury, male between Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
16.69 per 100,000 male population, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
Namibia ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th 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, male (per 100,000 male 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, male (per 100,000 male population)
Unit
per 100,000 male 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.