Death rate due to road traffic injuries by country
Death rate from road traffic incidents, including vehicle drivers or passengers, motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians, measured as the number of deaths per 100,000 people.
Countries reporting
182
Highest
64.6 per 100,000 population
Dominican Republic
Lowest
0 per 100,000 population
Antigua and Barbuda
Median
15.35 per 100,000 population
Years covered
20
2000β2019
Data points
910
What the numbers show
Death rate due to road traffic injuries is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 64.6 per 100,000 population in Dominican Republic; the lowest is 0 per 100,000 population in Antigua and Barbuda.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.35 per 100,000 population, and the mean is 17.12 per 100,000 population.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 110 fell. The largest increase was in Tonga (up 469.0%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).
Death rate due to road traffic injuries: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 64.6 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 132.4% | rising |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 41.2 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 3 | Venezuela | 39 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 4 | Liberia | 38.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 5 | Eritrea | 37.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 37.7 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 7 | South Sudan | 36.7 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 35.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 9 | Burundi | 35.5 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 34.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 11 | Namibia | 34.8 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 12 | Eswatini | 33.5 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 13 | Malawi | 33.4 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 33 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 14 | Tonga | 33 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 469.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Chad | 32.4 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 32.2 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 17 | Thailand | 32.2 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 19 | Lesotho | 31.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 20 | Tanzania | 31.1 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 31 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 22 | Vietnam | 30.6 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 23 | Cameroon | 30.2 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 24 | Mozambique | 30 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 25 | Saint Lucia | 29.8 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 207.2% | rising |
| 26 | Congo | 29.7 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 26 | Guinea | 29.7 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 28 | Gambia | 29.6 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 29 | Rwanda | 29.4 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 29 | Uganda | 29.4 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 29 | Yemen | 29.4 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 32 | Madagascar | 29.2 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 33 | Togo | 28.7 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 34 | Kenya | 28.3 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 28.2 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 36 | Sao Tome and Principe | 27.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 37 | Somalia | 27.4 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 38 | Iraq | 27.3 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 39 | Equatorial Guinea | 27.2 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 40 | Benin | 26.8 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 40 | Cape Verde | 26.8 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 40 | Sudan | 26.8 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 12.6% | flat |
| 43 | Comoros | 26.6 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 44 | Botswana | 26.4 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 45 | Angola | 26.1 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 46 | Ghana | 25.7 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 47 | Mauritania | 25.6 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 48 | Niger | 25.5 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 49 | North Korea | 24.2 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 50 | Cote d'Ivoire | 24.1 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 51 | Gabon | 23.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 52 | Djibouti | 23.5 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 52 | Senegal | 23.5 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 54 | Guatemala | 22.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Mali | 22.7 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 56 | Belize | 22.6 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 61.4% | falling |
| 57 | Malaysia | 22.5 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 58 | Guyana | 22.3 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 59 | South Africa | 22.2 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 60 | Paraguay | 22 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 61 | Iran | 21.5 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 62 | Libya | 21.3 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 63 | Bolivia | 21.1 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 64 | Mongolia | 21 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 65 | Algeria | 20.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 65 | El Salvador | 20.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 67 | Nigeria | 20.7 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 68 | Zambia | 20.5 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 69 | Myanmar | 20.4 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 70 | Ecuador | 20.1 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 71 | Armenia | 20 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 19.7 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 73 | Cambodia | 19.6 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 74 | Haiti | 18.8 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 75 | Laos | 17.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 76 | China | 17.4 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 77 | Jordan | 17 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 77 | Morocco | 17 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 16.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 16.6% | flat |
| 80 | Solomon Islands | 16.5 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 80 | Tunisia | 16.5 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 82 | Lebanon | 16.4 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 83 | Nepal | 16.3 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 84 | Bhutan | 16.2 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 85 | Honduras | 16.1 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 86 | Brazil | 16 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 87 | Afghanistan | 15.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 15.7 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 89 | India | 15.6 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 90 | Colombia | 15.4 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 90 | Kuwait | 15.4 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 92 | Bangladesh | 15.3 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 92 | Suriname | 15.3 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 94 | Jamaica | 15.1 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 95 | Chile | 14.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 95 | Syria | 14.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 95 | Vanuatu | 14.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 14.8 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 98 | Uruguay | 14.8 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 100 | Argentina | 14.1 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 101 | Panama | 13.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 102 | Peru | 13.6 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.5 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 103 | Fiji | 13.5 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 103 | Turkmenistan | 13.5 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 106 | Pakistan | 13 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 106 | Samoa | 13 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 108 | Mexico | 12.8 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 109 | Kazakhstan | 12.7 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 109 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.7 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 29.4% | flat |
| 109 | United States | 12.7 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 112 | Papua New Guinea | 12.6 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 113 | Georgia | 12.4 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 114 | Mauritius | 12.2 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 115 | Philippines | 12 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 115 | Russia | 12 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 117 | East Timor | 11.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 118 | Uzbekistan | 11.7 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 119 | Indonesia | 11.3 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 119 | Seychelles | 11.3 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 20.4% | flat |
| 121 | Oman | 10.6 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 122 | Romania | 10.3 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 123 | Ukraine | 10.2 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 124 | Egypt | 10.1 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 26.3% | flat |
| 125 | New Zealand | 9.6 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 126 | Poland | 9.4 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 127 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.3 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 128 | Bulgaria | 9.2 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 129 | United Arab Emirates | 8.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 129 | Cuba | 8.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 131 | South Korea | 8.6 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 132 | Greece | 8.3 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 133 | Barbados | 8.2 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 133 | Portugal | 8.2 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 135 | Lithuania | 8.1 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 135 | Latvia | 8.1 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 137 | Grenada | 8 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 138 | Croatia | 7.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 139 | Bahamas | 7.7 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 139 | Hungary | 7.7 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 141 | Belarus | 7.6 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 65.3% | falling |
| 141 | Montenegro | 7.6 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 143 | Brunei | 7.5 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 143 | Serbia | 7.5 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 145 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.4 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 146 | Moldova | 7.3 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 146 | Qatar | 7.3 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Azerbaijan | 6.7 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 148 | Turkey | 6.7 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 150 | Slovakia | 6.1 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 151 | Czechia | 5.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 152 | Belgium | 5.8 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 152 | Cyprus | 5.8 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 154 | Canada | 5.3 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 154 | Italy | 5.3 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 156 | Bahrain | 5.2 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 157 | France | 5.1 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 157 | North Macedonia | 5.1 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 157 | Slovenia | 5.1 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 160 | Australia | 4.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 160 | Austria | 4.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 162 | Estonia | 4.5 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Luxembourg | 4.1 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Malta | 4.1 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 165 | Netherlands | 4 per 100,000 population | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 166 | Spain | 3.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Finland | 3.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 166 | Israel | 3.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 169 | Germany | 3.8 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 170 | Denmark | 3.7 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 171 | Japan | 3.6 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 172 | United Kingdom | 3.2 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 173 | Ireland | 3.1 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Sweden | 3.1 per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 175 | Switzerland | 2.2 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 176 | Norway | 2.1 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 176 | Singapore | 2.1 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 178 | Iceland | 2 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Kiribati | 1.9 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Maldives | 1.6 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 181 | Micronesia (country) | 0.2 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Death rate from road traffic incidents, including vehicle drivers or passengers, motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians, measured as the number of deaths per 100,000 people.