Death rate from road injuries in Lebanon
Lebanon: Death rate from road injuries was 9.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from road injuries in Lebanon, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 9.73 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from road injuries in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road injuries in Lebanon peaked at 25.98 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9.73 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Lebanon 121st 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 Lebanon, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.45 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 23.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 23.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 24.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 24.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 24.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 25.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 24.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 22.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 21.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 21.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 20.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 20.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 19.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 19.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 19 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 17.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 16.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 15.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 14.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 10.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 9.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 118 Latvia 10.11 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 119 Barbados 9.96 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 120 Mauritania 9.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 122 Philippines 9.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 123 Congo 9.63 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 124 Romania 9.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 124 Samoa 9.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road injuries in Lebanon?
- Death rate from road injuries in Lebanon was 9.73 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 25.98 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006.
- What is the lowest death rate from road injuries recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Lebanon rank for death rate from road injuries?
- Lebanon ranks 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road injuries rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.