What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Namibia and Saudi Arabia?

1.1 per 100,000 population, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Saudi Arabia?

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.

Namibia vs Saudi Arabia: Mortality caused by road traffic injury

Namibia

34.8 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Saudi Arabia

35.9 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Namibia rank

11th

Saudi Arabia rank

8th

Mortality caused by road traffic injury over time

Namibia
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 35.9 per 100,000 population against 34.8 per 100,000 population in Namibia, a difference of 1.1 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	22.84 per 100,000 population	21.83 per 100,000 population	1.01 per 100,000 population	Namibia
2010s	30.57 per 100,000 population	28.38 per 100,000 population	2.19 per 100,000 population	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality caused by road traffic injury, Namibia or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 35.9 per 100,000 population against 34.8 per 100,000 population in Namibia as of 2019.
What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Namibia and Saudi Arabia?: 1.1 per 100,000 population, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Saudi Arabia?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Namibia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for mortality caused by road traffic injury?: Namibia ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th 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.