Deaths from road injuries in Eritrea
Eritrea: Deaths from road injuries was 640 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths from road injuries in Eritrea, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths from road injuries in Eritrea is 640, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.2% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Eritrea peaked at 709 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 429, in 2020.
Eritrea ranks 102nd of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 516 | — |
| 2001 | 499 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 532 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 591 | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 646 | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 667 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 661 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 657 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 692 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 705 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 709 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 694 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 698 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 701 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 670 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 663 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 645 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 632 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 637 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 647 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 429 | -33.7% |
| 2021 | 640 | +49.2% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 640 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4,533, 14% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 640 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,048, 21% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from road injuries in Eritrea 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 | +49.2% | 429 | 640 |
| 2020 | -33.7% | 647 | 429 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 616.6 | 499 | 705 | 10 |
| 2010s | 669.6 | 632 | 709 | 10 |
| 2020s | 534.5 | 429 | 640 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in Eritrea?
- Deaths from road injuries in Eritrea was 640 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 709 in 2010.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 429 in 2020.
- How does Eritrea rank for deaths from road injuries?
- Eritrea ranks 102nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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