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

Sub-Saharan Africa
38.71 per 100,000 male population
in 2019
Zimbabwe
67.9 per 100,000 male population
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
5th
Zimbabwe rank
2nd

Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Zimbabwe
0204060200020092019

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 67.9 per 100,000 male population against 38.71 per 100,000 male population in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 29.19 per 100,000 male population.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th and Zimbabwe ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 40.03 per 100,000 male population 59.8 per 100,000 male population 19.77 per 100,000 male population Zimbabwe
2010s 37.97 per 100,000 male population 63.78 per 100,000 male population 25.81 per 100,000 male population Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality caused by road traffic injury, male, Sub-Saharan Africa or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 67.9 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 Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?
29.19 per 100,000 male population, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th and Zimbabwe ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
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.