Deaths from road injuries in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Deaths from road injuries was 31,578 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths from road injuries in Bangladesh, 2000–2021
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 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from road injuries in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14,907 | — |
| 2001 | 17,529 | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 20,075 | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 22,473 | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 24,712 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 26,749 | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 26,956 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 25,838 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 25,545 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 25,572 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 25,697 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 26,145 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 24,098 | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 24,413 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 24,536 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 24,660 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 24,944 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 25,275 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 25,528 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 25,702 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 24,336 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 31,578 | +29.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 31,578 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,498, 12.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 31,578 is above the median for South Asia, which is 5,496, 5.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from road injuries in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +29.8% | 24,336 | 31,578 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 194 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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