Death rate from road injuries in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Death rate from road injuries was 23.95 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from road injuries in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from road injuries in Afghanistan is 23.95 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.8% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road injuries in Afghanistan peaked at 23.95 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.45 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.
Afghanistan ranks 22nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from road injuries in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.36 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 23.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 23.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 22.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 22.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 23.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 23.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 21.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 21.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 20.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 19.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 19.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 19.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 19.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 19.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 19.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 20.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 20.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 20.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 20.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 18.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 23.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 19 Benin 24.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Eswatini 24.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 21 South Africa 24.46 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 23 Ecuador 23.45 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 24 Djibouti 23.34 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 25 South Sudan 23.26 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road injuries in Afghanistan?
- Death rate from road injuries in Afghanistan was 23.95 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from road injuries recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.95 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from road injuries recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.45 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for death rate from road injuries?
- Afghanistan ranks 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road injuries rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes, per 100,000 people.