Death rate due to road traffic injuries in Namibia
Namibia: Death rate due to road traffic injuries was 34.8 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Death rate due to road traffic injuries in Namibia, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2019, death rate due to road traffic injuries in Namibia stood at 34.8 per 100,000 population. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate due to road traffic injuries in Namibia peaked at 34.8 per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.9 per 100,000 population, in 2005.
Namibia ranks 11th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2 per 100,000 population | 21.9 per 100,000 population | 22.5 per 100,000 population | 2 |
| 2010s | 31 per 100,000 population | 26.2 per 100,000 population | 34.8 per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 8 Saudi Arabia 35.9 per 100,000 population compare
- 9 Burundi 35.5 per 100,000 population compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 34.9 per 100,000 population compare
- 12 Eswatini 33.5 per 100,000 population compare
- 13 Malawi 33.4 per 100,000 population compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 33 per 100,000 population compare
- 14 Tonga 33 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Namibia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 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 27,102 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 26,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 26,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 25,355 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 25,154 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate due to road traffic injuries in Namibia?
- Death rate due to road traffic injuries in Namibia was 34.8 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest death rate due to road traffic injuries recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9 per 100,000 population in 2005.
- How does Namibia rank for death rate due to road traffic injuries?
- Namibia ranks 11th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is death rate due to road traffic injuries rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.