Deaths from road injuries in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Deaths from road injuries was 1,483 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1,483
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
85th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1,819
in 2013
All-time low
1,073
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths from road injuries in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths from road injuries in Papua New Guinea stood at 1,483.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1,819 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,073, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 85th of 192 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,073 | — |
| 2001 | 1,192 | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 1,166 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1,266 | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 1,305 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1,346 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1,391 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1,469 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 1,566 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 1,568 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,521 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 1,555 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1,772 | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 1,819 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1,643 | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 1,680 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1,711 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1,735 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1,773 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1,819 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1,450 | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 1,483 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,334 | 1,073 | 1,568 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,703 | 1,521 | 1,819 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,467 | 1,450 | 1,483 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in Papua New Guinea?
- Deaths from road injuries in Papua New Guinea was 1,483 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,819 in 2013.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,073 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for deaths from road injuries?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 85th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New 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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