What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Botswana and Ghana?

0.7 per 100,000 population, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?

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.

Botswana vs Ghana: Mortality caused by road traffic injury

Botswana

26.4 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Ghana

25.7 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Botswana rank

44th

Ghana rank

46th

Mortality caused by road traffic injury over time

Botswana
Ghana

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 26.4 per 100,000 population against 25.7 per 100,000 population in Ghana, a difference of 0.7 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 44th and Ghana ranks 46th of 183 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
2000s	27.81 per 100,000 population	25.04 per 100,000 population	2.77 per 100,000 population	Botswana
2010s	24.1 per 100,000 population	24.27 per 100,000 population	0.17 per 100,000 population	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality caused by road traffic injury, Botswana or Ghana?: Botswana, at 26.4 per 100,000 population against 25.7 per 100,000 population in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Botswana and Ghana?: 0.7 per 100,000 population, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for mortality caused by road traffic injury?: Botswana ranks 44th and Ghana ranks 46th 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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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.