What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Laos and Sri Lanka?

1.8 per 100,000 population, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sri Lanka?

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.

Laos vs Sri Lanka: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population)

Laos

17.9 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Sri Lanka

19.7 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Laos rank

75th

Sri Lanka rank

72nd

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

Laos
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 19.7 per 100,000 population against 17.9 per 100,000 population in Laos, a difference of 1.8 per 100,000 population.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Laos ranks 75th and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 183 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.87 per 100,000 population	14.74 per 100,000 population	0.87 per 100,000 population	Sri Lanka
2010s	15.68 per 100,000 population	14.84 per 100,000 population	0.84 per 100,000 population	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality caused by road traffic injury, Laos or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 19.7 per 100,000 population against 17.9 per 100,000 population in Laos as of 2019.
What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Laos and Sri Lanka?: 1.8 per 100,000 population, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sri Lanka?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Laos and Sri Lanka rank globally for mortality caused by road traffic injury?: Laos ranks 75th and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd 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.