Death rate from road injuries in Egypt
Egypt: Death rate from road injuries was 9.39 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
9.39 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
127th
of 194 countries
All-time high
14.46 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2010
All-time low
8.29 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from road injuries in Egypt, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 9.39 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from road injuries in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road injuries in Egypt peaked at 14.46 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.29 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.
That places Egypt 127th 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 injuries in Egypt, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.41 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 11.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 12.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 13.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 11.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 10.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 11.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 13.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 13.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 13.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 14.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 13.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 10.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.4% |
| 2013 | 11.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 12.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 12.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 11.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 10.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 9.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 9.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 8.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 9.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 124 Romania 9.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 124 Samoa 9.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 126 Mauritius 9.54 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 128 Uzbekistan 9.26 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 129 Kuwait 9.15 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 129 Republic of Moldova 9.15 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.1792 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road injuries in Egypt?
- Death rate from road injuries in Egypt was 9.39 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 14.46 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest death rate from road injuries recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for death rate from road injuries?
- Egypt ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road injuries rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.