What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Rwanda and World?

12.65 per 100,000 population, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and World?

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.

Rwanda vs World: Mortality caused by road traffic injury

Rwanda

29.4 per 100,000 population

in 2019

World

16.75 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Rwanda rank

29th

World rank

26th

Mortality caused by road traffic injury over time

Rwanda
World

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 29.4 per 100,000 population against 16.75 per 100,000 population in World, a difference of 12.65 per 100,000 population.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.8 times World's.

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

Rwanda ranks 29th and World ranks 26th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	World	Difference	Ahead
2000s	36.01 per 100,000 population	18.91 per 100,000 population	17.1 per 100,000 population	Rwanda
2010s	31.47 per 100,000 population	17.33 per 100,000 population	14.14 per 100,000 population	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality caused by road traffic injury, Rwanda or World?: Rwanda, at 29.4 per 100,000 population against 16.75 per 100,000 population in World as of 2019.
What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Rwanda and World?: 12.65 per 100,000 population, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and World?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Rwanda and World rank globally for mortality caused by road traffic injury?: Rwanda ranks 29th and World ranks 26th 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.