Deaths from road injuries in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Deaths from road injuries was 31,578 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
31,578
Change on year
up 29.8%
World rank
6th
of 192 countries
All-time high
31,578
in 2021
All-time low
14,907
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from road injuries in Bangladesh, 2000–2021

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000201020212000: 14.9k2001: 17.5k2002: 20.1k2003: 22.5k2004: 24.7k2005: 26.7k2006: 27.0k2007: 25.8k2008: 25.5k2009: 25.6k2010: 25.7k2011: 26.1k2012: 24.1k2013: 24.4k2014: 24.5k2015: 24.7k2016: 24.9k2017: 25.3k2018: 25.5k2019: 25.7k2020: 24.3k2021: 31.6k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 31,578 for deaths from road injuries in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.8% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Bangladesh peaked at 31,578 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14,907, in 2000.

Bangladesh ranks 6th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23,036 14,907 26,956 10
2010s 25,100 24,098 26,145 10
2020s 27,957 24,336 31,578 2

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 3 United States 48,572 compare
  2. 4 Nigeria 36,704 compare
  3. 5 Brazil 33,586 compare
  4. 7 Indonesia 31,063 compare
  5. 8 Pakistan 27,568 compare
  6. 9 Ethiopia 21,258 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from road injuries in Bangladesh?
Deaths from road injuries in Bangladesh was 31,578 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 31,578 in 2021.
What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 14,907 in 2000.
How does Bangladesh rank for deaths from road injuries?
Bangladesh ranks 6th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh 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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Indicator
Deaths from road injuries
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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