Dominican Republic vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Mortality caused by road traffic injury

Dominican Republic
64.6 per 100,000 population
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
27.42 per 100,000 population
in 2019
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th

Mortality caused by road traffic injury over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0204060200020092019

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 64.6 per 100,000 population against 27.42 per 100,000 population in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 37.18 per 100,000 population.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 2.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 30.19 per 100,000 population 28.9 per 100,000 population 1.29 per 100,000 population Dominican Republic
2010s 38.81 per 100,000 population 26.99 per 100,000 population 11.82 per 100,000 population Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality caused by road traffic injury, Dominican Republic or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Dominican Republic, at 64.6 per 100,000 population against 27.42 per 100,000 population in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
37.18 per 100,000 population, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th 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

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