Death rate from road accidents ghe in Gambia
Gambia: Death rate from road accidents ghe was 22.05 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from road accidents ghe in Gambia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 22.05 for death rate from road accidents ghe in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.2% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road accidents ghe in Gambia peaked at 22.05 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.23, in 2009.
That places Gambia 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from road accidents ghe in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.04 | — |
| 2001 | 16.22 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 15.9 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 15.51 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 15.32 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 15.9 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 15.84 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 15.75 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 15.54 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 15.23 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 15.85 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 16.06 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 16.25 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 16.71 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 17.36 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 17.71 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 18.04 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 17.97 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 17.71 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 17.66 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 17.33 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 22.05 | +27.2% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 22.05 is above the median for low income countries, which is 20.23, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 22.05 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.13, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from road accidents ghe in Gambia 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 | +27.2% | 17.33 | 22.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.82 | 15.23 | 17.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.13 | 15.85 | 18.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.69 | 17.33 | 22.05 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0702 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road accidents ghe in Gambia?
- Death rate from road accidents ghe in Gambia was 22.05 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from road accidents ghe recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.05 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from road accidents ghe recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.23 in 2009.
- How does Gambia rank for death rate from road accidents ghe?
- Gambia ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road accidents ghe rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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