Death rate from road injuries in Mozambique
Mozambique: Death rate from road injuries was 20.11 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from road injuries in Mozambique, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 20.11 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from road injuries in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road injuries in Mozambique peaked at 33.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.11 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Mozambique 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from road injuries in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.33 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 32.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 31.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 30.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 30.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 29.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 28.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 27.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 27.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 26.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 25.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 25.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 25.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 25.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 25.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 24.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 23.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 24.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 23.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 23.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 21.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 20.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 39 Malawi 20.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 40 Mali 20.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 41 Somalia 20.16 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 43 Sudan 19.64 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Myanmar 19.34 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 45 Cambodia 18.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road injuries in Mozambique?
- Death rate from road injuries in Mozambique was 20.11 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 33.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from road injuries recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.11 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Mozambique rank for death rate from road injuries?
- Mozambique ranks 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road injuries rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.