Samoa vs United States of America: Mortality caused by road traffic injury

Samoa
13 per 100,000 population
in 2019
United States of America
12.7 per 100,000 population
in 2019
Samoa rank
106th
United States of America rank
109th

Mortality caused by road traffic injury over time

  • Samoa
  • United States of America
0102030200020092019

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 13 per 100,000 population against 12.7 per 100,000 population in United States of America, a difference of 0.3 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.

Samoa ranks 106th and United States of America ranks 109th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 15.18 per 100,000 population 15.11 per 100,000 population 0.07 per 100,000 population Samoa
2010s 12.98 per 100,000 population 12.1 per 100,000 population 0.88 per 100,000 population Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality caused by road traffic injury, Samoa or United States of America?
Samoa, at 13 per 100,000 population against 12.7 per 100,000 population in United States of America as of 2019.
What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Samoa and United States of America?
0.3 per 100,000 population, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and United States of America?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Samoa and United States of America rank globally for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
Samoa ranks 106th and United States of America ranks 109th 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.