Death rate from road accidents ghe in Samoa
Samoa: Death rate from road accidents ghe was 9.6 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from road accidents ghe in Samoa, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from road accidents ghe in Samoa stood at 9.6.
That represents a change of up 21.4% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road accidents ghe in Samoa peaked at 28.47 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.91, in 2020.
Samoa ranks 124th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 accidents ghe in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.5 | — |
| 2001 | 11.32 | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 11.25 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 11.2 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 14.36 | +28.2% |
| 2005 | 11.13 | -22.5% |
| 2006 | 11.09 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 11.55 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 11.47 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 28.47 | +148.2% |
| 2010 | 11.3 | -60.3% |
| 2011 | 11.2 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.61 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 19.51 | +68.0% |
| 2014 | 10.41 | -46.6% |
| 2015 | 10.32 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.22 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.11 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 10.01 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.91 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 7.91 | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 9.6 | +21.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 9.6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.69, 76% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 9.6 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.96, 80% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from road accidents ghe in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +148.2% | 11.47 | 28.47 |
| 2013 | +68.0% | 11.61 | 19.51 |
| 2010 | -60.3% | 28.47 | 11.3 |
| 2014 | -46.6% | 19.51 | 10.41 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.43 | 11.09 | 28.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.46 | 9.91 | 19.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.75 | 7.91 | 9.6 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road accidents ghe in Samoa?
- Death rate from road accidents ghe in Samoa was 9.6 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from road accidents ghe recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 28.47 in 2009.
- What is the lowest death rate from road accidents ghe recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.91 in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for death rate from road accidents ghe?
- Samoa ranks 124th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road accidents ghe rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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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