Deaths from road injuries in Laos
Laos: Deaths from road injuries was 1,217 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1,217
Change on year
down 19.4%
World rank
91st
of 194 countries
All-time high
1,719
in 2011
All-time low
1,217
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths from road injuries in Laos, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Laos recorded 1,217 for deaths from road injuries in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.4% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Laos peaked at 1,719 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,217, in 2021.
Laos ranks 91st 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 Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,306 | — |
| 2001 | 1,328 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1,362 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1,441 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 1,519 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 1,573 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1,584 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,613 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1,652 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1,697 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1,710 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1,719 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,669 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1,643 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1,592 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 1,623 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1,639 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1,646 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,649 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,660 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,510 | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 1,217 | -19.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1,217 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,498, 49% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1,217 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 376, 3.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,508 | 1,306 | 1,697 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,655 | 1,592 | 1,719 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,364 | 1,217 | 1,510 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 88 Paraguay 1,405 compare
- 89 El Salvador 1,358 compare
- 90 Tajikistan 1,352 compare
- 92 Sierra Leone 1,165 compare
- 93 Australia 1,163 compare
- 94 Nicaragua 932 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in Laos?
- Deaths from road injuries in Laos was 1,217 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1,719 in 2011.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,217 in 2021.
- How does Laos rank for deaths from road injuries?
- Laos ranks 91st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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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