Deaths from road injuries in Colombia
Colombia: Deaths from road injuries was 8,341 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths from road injuries in Colombia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths from road injuries in Colombia stood at 8,341. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.9% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Colombia peaked at 8,341 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6,087, in 2003.
Colombia ranks 29th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from road injuries in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,807 | — |
| 2001 | 6,915 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 6,695 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 6,087 | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 6,307 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 6,212 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 6,490 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 6,775 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 6,890 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 6,870 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 6,357 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 6,235 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 6,702 | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 6,748 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 7,173 | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 7,785 | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 7,743 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 7,666 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 7,720 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 7,617 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 6,278 | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 8,341 | +32.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 8,341 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 575.71, 14.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 8,341 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 798, 10.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from road injuries in Colombia 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 | +32.9% | 6,278 | 8,341 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,605 | 6,087 | 6,915 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,175 | 6,235 | 7,785 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,310 | 6,278 | 8,341 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in Colombia?
- Deaths from road injuries in Colombia was 8,341 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,341 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,087 in 2003.
- How does Colombia rank for deaths from road injuries?
- Colombia ranks 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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