Death rate from road injuries in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Death rate from road injuries was 15.81 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from road injuries in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 15.81 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from road injuries in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road injuries in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 21.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.81 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 73rd 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 injuries in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.36 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 21.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 20.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 20.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 19.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 20.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 19.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 18.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 18.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 17.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 17.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 17.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 18.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 19.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 19.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 19.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 19.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 19.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 19.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 18.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 16.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 15.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 70 Bahamas 16.16 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 71 Suriname 16.15 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 72 Uganda 15.95 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 74 Brazil 15.67 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 75 Costa Rica 15.48 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 76 Liberia 15.25 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2095 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road injuries in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Death rate from road injuries in Tanzania, United Republic of was 15.81 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 21.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from road injuries recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.81 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for death rate from road injuries?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 73rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road injuries rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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.