Lesotho vs Lower middle income: Mortality caused by road traffic injury

Lesotho
31.9 per 100,000 population
in 2019
Lower middle income
17.43 per 100,000 population
in 2019
Lesotho rank
19th
Lower middle income rank
21st

Mortality caused by road traffic injury over time

  • Lesotho
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 31.9 per 100,000 population against 17.43 per 100,000 population in Lower middle income, a difference of 14.47 per 100,000 population.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.8 times Lower middle income's.

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

Lesotho ranks 19th and Lower middle income ranks 21st of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Lower middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 27.59 per 100,000 population 18.2 per 100,000 population 9.39 per 100,000 population Lesotho
2010s 30.89 per 100,000 population 17.84 per 100,000 population 13.04 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, Lesotho or Lower middle income?
Lesotho, at 31.9 per 100,000 population against 17.43 per 100,000 population in Lower middle income as of 2019.
What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Lesotho and Lower middle income?
14.47 per 100,000 population, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Lower middle income?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Lesotho and Lower middle income rank globally for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
Lesotho ranks 19th and Lower middle income ranks 21st 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.