Death rate from road injuries in Syria
Syria: Death rate from road injuries was 29.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from road injuries in Syria, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from road injuries in Syria is 29.93 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 26.1% on the previous year and up 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road injuries in Syria peaked at 29.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.38 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2002.
That places Syria 6th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from road injuries in Syria, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.69 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 15.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 15.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 16.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 16.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 16.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 16.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 18.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 18.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 17.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 18.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 19.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 18.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 17.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 17.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 22.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +27.1% |
| 2017 | 23.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 24.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 27.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 23.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 29.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road injuries in Syria?
- Death rate from road injuries in Syria was 29.93 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from road injuries recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does Syria rank for death rate from road injuries?
- Syria ranks 6th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road injuries rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.