Deaths from road injuries in Bolivia
Bolivia: Deaths from road injuries was 2,127 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths from road injuries in Bolivia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths from road injuries in Bolivia stood at 2,127.
That represents a change of up 29.6% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Bolivia peaked at 2,476 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,559, in 2000.
That places Bolivia 73rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from road injuries in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,559 | — |
| 2001 | 1,603 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1,658 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1,663 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,688 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1,751 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1,964 | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 1,746 | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 1,812 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1,883 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1,901 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1,789 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 2,389 | +33.5% |
| 2013 | 2,476 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 2,129 | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 1,884 | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 1,911 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,878 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1,888 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,928 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1,641 | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 2,127 | +29.6% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 2,127 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,498, 85% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 2,127 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 798, 2.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from road injuries in Bolivia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +33.5% | 1,789 | 2,389 |
| 2021 | +29.6% | 1,641 | 2,127 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,733 | 1,559 | 1,964 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,017 | 1,789 | 2,476 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,884 | 1,641 | 2,127 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in Bolivia?
- Deaths from road injuries in Bolivia was 2,127 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,476 in 2013.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,559 in 2000.
- How does Bolivia rank for deaths from road injuries?
- Bolivia ranks 73rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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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