Death rate from road accidents ghe in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Death rate from road accidents ghe was 29.9 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
29.9
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
7th
of 194 countries
All-time high
29.9
in 2021
All-time low
22.17
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from road accidents ghe in Zimbabwe, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from road accidents ghe in Zimbabwe stood at 29.9. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road accidents ghe in Zimbabwe peaked at 29.9 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.17, in 2000.
That places Zimbabwe 7th 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 accidents ghe in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.17 | — |
| 2001 | 23.13 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 24.97 | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 26.72 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 27.58 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 27.47 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 26.96 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 27.39 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 26.96 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 28.55 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 26.92 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 25.47 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 24.07 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 23.58 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 23.41 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 23.18 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 23.01 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 27.12 | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 28.12 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 29.8 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 27.22 | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 29.9 | +9.8% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 29.9 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.77, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 29.9 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.13, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.19 | 22.17 | 28.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.47 | 23.01 | 29.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.56 | 27.22 | 29.9 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road accidents ghe in Zimbabwe?
- Death rate from road accidents ghe in Zimbabwe was 29.9 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from road accidents ghe recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from road accidents ghe recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.17 in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for death rate from road accidents ghe?
- Zimbabwe ranks 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road accidents ghe rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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