What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?

0.9 per 100,000 population, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Mortality caused by road traffic injury

Burkina Faso

31 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Lesotho

31.9 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

21st

Lesotho rank

19th

Mortality caused by road traffic injury over time

Burkina Faso
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 31.9 per 100,000 population against 31 per 100,000 population in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.9 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 21st and Lesotho ranks 19th of 183 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	28.81 per 100,000 population	27.59 per 100,000 population	1.22 per 100,000 population	Burkina Faso
2010s	30.32 per 100,000 population	30.89 per 100,000 population	0.57 per 100,000 population	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality caused by road traffic injury, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 31.9 per 100,000 population against 31 per 100,000 population in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?: 0.9 per 100,000 population, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for mortality caused by road traffic injury?: Burkina Faso ranks 21st and Lesotho ranks 19th 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.