Deaths from road injuries in Guinea
Guinea: Deaths from road injuries was 5,061 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths from road injuries in Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 5,061 for deaths from road injuries in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 199.1% on the previous year and up 95.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Guinea peaked at 5,061 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,692, in 2020.
Guinea ranks 42nd 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,223 | — |
| 2001 | 2,238 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 2,159 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 2,215 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 2,244 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 2,281 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 2,319 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 2,368 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 2,403 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 2,483 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 2,556 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 2,585 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2,647 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2,760 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 2,944 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 3,087 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 3,092 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 3,008 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 2,982 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2,924 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1,692 | -42.1% |
| 2021 | 5,061 | +199.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 5,061 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,498, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 5,061 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,048, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from road injuries in Guinea 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 | +199.1% | 1,692 | 5,061 |
| 2020 | -42.1% | 2,924 | 1,692 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,293 | 2,159 | 2,483 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,858 | 2,556 | 3,092 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,376 | 1,692 | 5,061 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in Guinea?
- Deaths from road injuries in Guinea was 5,061 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5,061 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,692 in 2020.
- How does Guinea rank for deaths from road injuries?
- Guinea ranks 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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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