Death rate from road accidents ghe in Namibia
Namibia: Death rate from road accidents ghe was 22.01 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
22.01
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
31st
of 194 countries
All-time high
32.99
in 2017
All-time low
19.76
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from road accidents ghe in Namibia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 22.01 for death rate from road accidents ghe in 2021.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road accidents ghe in Namibia peaked at 32.99 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19.76, in 2020.
That places Namibia 31st 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.84 | — |
| 2001 | 20.85 | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 23.29 | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 22.5 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 22.53 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 22.66 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 24.28 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 22.43 | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 21.13 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 26.25 | +24.2% |
| 2010 | 26.66 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 23.5 | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 26.9 | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 29.16 | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 29.65 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 31.44 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 32.71 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 32.99 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 24.73 | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 25.67 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 19.76 | -23.0% |
| 2021 | 22.01 | +11.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 22.01 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.77, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 22.01 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.13, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.88 | 20.85 | 26.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.34 | 23.5 | 32.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.89 | 19.76 | 22.01 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road accidents ghe in Namibia?
- Death rate from road accidents ghe in Namibia was 22.01 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from road accidents ghe recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.99 in 2017.
- What is the lowest death rate from road accidents ghe recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.76 in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for death rate from road accidents ghe?
- Namibia ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road accidents ghe rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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