Deaths from road injuries in Madagascar
Madagascar: Deaths from road injuries was 6,512 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths from road injuries in Madagascar, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 6,512 for deaths from road injuries in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 209.4% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Madagascar peaked at 8,509 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,105, in 2020.
That places Madagascar 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from road injuries in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,045 | — |
| 2001 | 4,072 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 4,306 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 4,347 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 4,438 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 4,454 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 4,492 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 4,679 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 4,891 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 5,337 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 5,698 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 6,044 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 6,513 | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 6,888 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 7,225 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 7,461 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 7,579 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 8,041 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 8,269 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 8,509 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 2,105 | -75.3% |
| 2021 | 6,512 | +209.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 6,512 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4,533, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 6,512 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,048, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from road injuries in Madagascar 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 | +209.4% | 2,105 | 6,512 |
| 2020 | -75.3% | 8,509 | 2,105 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,506 | 4,045 | 5,337 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,223 | 5,698 | 8,509 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,308 | 2,105 | 6,512 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in Madagascar?
- Deaths from road injuries in Madagascar was 6,512 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 8,509 in 2019.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,105 in 2020.
- How does Madagascar rank for deaths from road injuries?
- Madagascar ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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