What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Afghanistan and Kuwait?

0.5 per 100,000 population, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kuwait?

20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Kuwait: Mortality caused by road traffic injury

Afghanistan

15.9 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Kuwait

15.4 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Afghanistan rank

87th

Kuwait rank

90th

Mortality caused by road traffic injury over time

Afghanistan
Kuwait

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 15.9 per 100,000 population against 15.4 per 100,000 population in Kuwait, a difference of 0.5 per 100,000 population.

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

Afghanistan ranks 87th and Kuwait ranks 90th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
2000s	14.96 per 100,000 population	26.67 per 100,000 population	11.71 per 100,000 population	Kuwait
2010s	14.49 per 100,000 population	19.31 per 100,000 population	4.82 per 100,000 population	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality caused by road traffic injury, Afghanistan or Kuwait?: Afghanistan, at 15.9 per 100,000 population against 15.4 per 100,000 population in Kuwait as of 2019.
What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Afghanistan and Kuwait?: 0.5 per 100,000 population, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kuwait?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Kuwait rank globally for mortality caused by road traffic injury?: Afghanistan ranks 87th and Kuwait ranks 90th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 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 (per 100,000 population)
Unit: per 100,000 population
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 230 places, 4,600 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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