Death rate from road accidents ghe in Bhutan
Bhutan: Death rate from road accidents ghe was 12.22 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from road accidents ghe in Bhutan, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from road accidents ghe in Bhutan stood at 12.22. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 22.0% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road accidents ghe in Bhutan peaked at 32.84 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.22, in 2021.
Bhutan ranks 100th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from road accidents ghe in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.9 | — |
| 2001 | 16.25 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 16.48 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 16.07 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 17.08 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 17.49 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 17.68 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 17.17 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 17.25 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 17.63 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 17.72 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 19.49 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 17.89 | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 15.78 | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 14.8 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 17.89 | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 18.81 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 18.38 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 23.75 | +29.2% |
| 2019 | 32.84 | +38.3% |
| 2020 | 15.66 | -52.3% |
| 2021 | 12.22 | -22.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 12.22 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.77, 73% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 12.22 is below the median for South Asia, which is 13.43, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from road accidents ghe in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -52.3% | 32.84 | 15.66 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8 | 14.9 | 17.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.73 | 14.8 | 32.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.94 | 12.22 | 15.66 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road accidents ghe in Bhutan?
- Death rate from road accidents ghe in Bhutan was 12.22 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from road accidents ghe recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 32.84 in 2019.
- What is the lowest death rate from road accidents ghe recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.22 in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for death rate from road accidents ghe?
- Bhutan ranks 100th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road accidents ghe rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from road accidents ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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