Death rate from road accidents ghe in Colombia
Colombia: Death rate from road accidents ghe was 16.19 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from road accidents ghe in Colombia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from road accidents ghe in Colombia is 16.19, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.3% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road accidents ghe in Colombia peaked at 17.36 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.33, in 2020.
That places Colombia 69th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from road accidents ghe in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.36 | — |
| 2001 | 17.36 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.55 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 14.83 | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 15.14 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 14.71 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 15.17 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 15.64 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 15.73 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.5 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 14.18 | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 13.76 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 14.64 | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 14.59 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 15.37 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 16.52 | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 16.26 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 15.85 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 15.67 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 15.18 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 12.33 | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 16.19 | +31.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 16.19 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.69, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 16.19 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.6, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from road accidents ghe in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +31.3% | 12.33 | 16.19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8 | 14.71 | 17.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2 | 13.76 | 16.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.26 | 12.33 | 16.19 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road accidents ghe in Colombia?
- Death rate from road accidents ghe in Colombia was 16.19 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from road accidents ghe recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.36 in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from road accidents ghe recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.33 in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for death rate from road accidents ghe?
- Colombia ranks 69th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road accidents ghe rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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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