Death rate due to road traffic injuries in Guinea
Guinea: Death rate due to road traffic injuries was 29.7 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▬ Flat
Death rate due to road traffic injuries in Guinea, 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 Guinea is 29.7 per 100,000 population, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate due to road traffic injuries in Guinea peaked at 31.1 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.7 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places Guinea 26th out of 182 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Death rate due to road traffic injuries in Guinea, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.1 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2005 | 30.7 per 100,000 population | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 31 per 100,000 population | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 29.9 per 100,000 population | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 29.7 per 100,000 population | -0.7% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 29.7 per 100,000 population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.45 per 100,000 population, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 29.7 per 100,000 population is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.95 per 100,000 population, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9 per 100,000 population | 30.7 per 100,000 population | 31.1 per 100,000 population | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.2 per 100,000 population | 29.7 per 100,000 population | 31 per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 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 Congo 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 Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate due to road traffic injuries in Guinea?
- Death rate due to road traffic injuries in Guinea 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate due to road traffic injuries recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Guinea rank for death rate due to road traffic injuries?
- Guinea ranks 26th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is death rate due to road traffic injuries rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea 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.