Death rate from road injuries in Somalia
Somalia: Death rate from road injuries was 20.16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
20.16 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
41st
of 194 countries
All-time high
32.83 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2004
All-time low
20.16 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from road injuries in Somalia, 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 Somalia stood at 20.16 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road injuries in Somalia peaked at 32.83 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20.16 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Somalia ranks 41st of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.99 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 31.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 30.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 31.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 32.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 32.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 31.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 29.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 29.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 29.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 29.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 30.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 30.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 29.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 29.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 28.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 28.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 28.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 29.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 28.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 20.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.6% |
| 2021 | 20.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 38 Cote d'Ivoire 20.63 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 39 Malawi 20.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 40 Mali 20.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 42 Mozambique 20.11 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
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2294 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2361 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road injuries in Somalia?
- Death rate from road injuries in Somalia was 20.16 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.83 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest death rate from road injuries recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for death rate from road injuries?
- Somalia ranks 41st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road injuries rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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.