What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Costa Rica and Syria?

0.1 per 100,000 population, with Syria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Syria?

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.

Costa Rica vs Syria: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population)

Costa Rica

14.8 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Syria

14.9 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

98th

Syria rank

95th

Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) over time

Costa Rica
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 14.9 per 100,000 population against 14.8 per 100,000 population in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1 per 100,000 population.

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

Costa Rica ranks 98th and Syria ranks 95th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Syria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16.26 per 100,000 population	22.08 per 100,000 population	5.82 per 100,000 population	Syria
2010s	14.7 per 100,000 population	21.76 per 100,000 population	7.06 per 100,000 population	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality caused by road traffic injury, Costa Rica or Syria?: Syria, at 14.9 per 100,000 population against 14.8 per 100,000 population in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Costa Rica and Syria?: 0.1 per 100,000 population, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Syria?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Syria rank globally for mortality caused by road traffic injury?: Costa Rica ranks 98th and Syria ranks 95th 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: 29 October 2026

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