What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Ethiopia and Kenya?

0.1 per 100,000 population, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?

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.

Ethiopia vs Kenya: Mortality caused by road traffic injury

Ethiopia

28.2 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Kenya

28.3 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

35th

Kenya rank

34th

Mortality caused by road traffic injury over time

Ethiopia
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 28.3 per 100,000 population against 28.2 per 100,000 population in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 35th and Kenya ranks 34th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
2000s	24.25 per 100,000 population	26.14 per 100,000 population	1.89 per 100,000 population	Kenya
2010s	26.23 per 100,000 population	26.97 per 100,000 population	0.74 per 100,000 population	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality caused by road traffic injury, Ethiopia or Kenya?: Kenya, at 28.3 per 100,000 population against 28.2 per 100,000 population in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Ethiopia and Kenya?: 0.1 per 100,000 population, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for mortality caused by road traffic injury?: Ethiopia ranks 35th and Kenya ranks 34th 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.