Death rate from road injuries in Yemen
Yemen: Death rate from road injuries was 29.78 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from road injuries in Yemen, 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 Yemen is 29.78 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road injuries in Yemen peaked at 29.78 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.25 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 8th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.25 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 21.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 21.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 21.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 22.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 21.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 22.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 22.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 23.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 24.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 25.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 27.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 27.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 27.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 28.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 28.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 28.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 28.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 28.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 28.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 26.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 29.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 5 Guinea-Bissau 30.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 6 Syria 29.93 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 7 Zimbabwe 29.9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Comoros 28.97 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 10 Nepal 28.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 11 Kenya 28.16 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road injuries in Yemen?
- Death rate from road injuries in Yemen was 29.78 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 29.78 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from road injuries recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for death rate from road injuries?
- Yemen ranks 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road injuries rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.