Death rate from road injuries in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Death rate from road injuries was 30.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
30.52 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 37.7%
World rank
5th
of 194 countries
All-time high
32.59 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2004
All-time low
22.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from road injuries in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from road injuries in Guinea-Bissau stood at 30.52 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is up 37.7% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road injuries in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 32.59 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 22.17 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 5th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from road injuries in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.55 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 31.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 31.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 31.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 32.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 32.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 32.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 31.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 31.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 31.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 30.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 29.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 30.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 30.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 31.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 30.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 30.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 30.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 30.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 30.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 22.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.7% |
| 2021 | 30.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +37.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road injuries in Guinea-Bissau?
- Death rate from road injuries in Guinea-Bissau was 30.52 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 32.59 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest death rate from road injuries recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for death rate from road injuries?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road injuries rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.