Deaths from road injuries in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Deaths from road injuries was 1,769 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
1,769
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
80th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2,459
in 2004
All-time low
1,742
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths from road injuries in Azerbaijan, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths from road injuries in Azerbaijan stood at 1,769.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Azerbaijan peaked at 2,459 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,742, in 2020.
That places Azerbaijan 80th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from road injuries in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,234 | — |
| 2001 | 2,301 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 2,344 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 2,369 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2,459 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 2,340 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 2,261 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 2,206 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 2,217 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2,227 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2,242 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 2,237 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2,188 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 2,098 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 2,081 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2,122 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 2,096 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2,107 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2,075 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 2,058 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,742 | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 1,769 | +1.5% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 1,769 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 575.71, 3.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 1,769 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 476, 3.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,296 | 2,206 | 2,459 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,130 | 2,058 | 2,242 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,756 | 1,742 | 1,769 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in Azerbaijan?
- Deaths from road injuries in Azerbaijan was 1,769 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,459 in 2004.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,742 in 2020.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for deaths from road injuries?
- Azerbaijan ranks 80th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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