Deaths from road injuries in Gambia, The

Gambia, The: Deaths from road injuries was 582 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
582
Change on year
up 30.5%
World rank
106th
of 192 countries
All-time high
582
in 2021
All-time low
240
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from road injuries in Gambia, The, 2000–2021

02004006002000201020212000: 2452001: 2402002: 2422003: 2432004: 2472005: 2642006: 2712007: 2782008: 2832009: 2862010: 3072011: 3212012: 3352013: 3552014: 3802015: 3992016: 4182017: 4282018: 4332019: 4432020: 4462021: 582

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, deaths from road injuries in Gambia, The stood at 582. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 30.5% on the previous year and up 81.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Gambia, The peaked at 582 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 240, in 2001.

That places Gambia, The 106th out of 192 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 259.9 240 286 10
2010s 381.9 307 443 10
2020s 514 446 582 2

Countries ranked near Gambia, The

  1. 103 Guinea-Bissau 628.95 compare
  2. 104 Cuba 614.43 compare
  3. 105 Netherlands 600 compare
  4. 107 United Arab Emirates 578.52 compare
  5. 108 Bulgaria 578 compare
  6. 109 Congo, Republic of 562.06 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from road injuries in Gambia, The?
Deaths from road injuries in Gambia, The was 582 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Gambia, The?
The highest recorded value was 582 in 2021.
What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Gambia, The?
The lowest recorded value was 240 in 2001.
How does Gambia, The rank for deaths from road injuries?
Gambia, The ranks 106th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Gambia, The?
Over the last ten years it is up 81.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia, The 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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