Death rate due to road traffic injuries in Congo
Congo: Death rate due to road traffic injuries was 29.7 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Death rate due to road traffic injuries in Congo, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate due to road traffic injuries in Congo is 29.7 per 100,000 population, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate due to road traffic injuries in Congo peaked at 29.7 per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.5 per 100,000 population, in 2005.
That places Congo 26th out of 182 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.9 per 100,000 population | 25.5 per 100,000 population | 26.3 per 100,000 population | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.1 per 100,000 population | 27 per 100,000 population | 29.7 per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 23 Cameroon 30.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 24 Mozambique 30 per 100,000 population compare
- 25 Saint Lucia 29.8 per 100,000 population compare
- 26 Guinea 29.7 per 100,000 population compare
- 28 Gambia 29.6 per 100,000 population compare
- 29 Rwanda 29.4 per 100,000 population compare
- 29 Uganda 29.4 per 100,000 population compare
- 29 Yemen 29.4 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Congo
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 48,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 48,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 51,360 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 51,062 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 54,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 53,869 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate due to road traffic injuries in Congo?
- Death rate due to road traffic injuries in Congo was 29.7 per 100,000 population in 2019, according to World Health Organization (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate due to road traffic injuries recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest death rate due to road traffic injuries recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5 per 100,000 population in 2005.
- How does Congo rank for death rate due to road traffic injuries?
- Congo ranks 26th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is death rate due to road traffic injuries rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate due to road traffic injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.