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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2000201020212000: 1.1k2001: 1.2k2002: 1.2k2003: 1.3k2004: 1.3k2005: 1.3k2006: 1.4k2007: 1.5k2008: 1.6k2009: 1.6k2010: 1.5k2011: 1.6k2012: 1.8k2013: 1.8k2014: 1.6k2015: 1.7k2016: 1.7k2017: 1.7k2018: 1.8k2019: 1.8k2020: 1.5k2021: 1.5k

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

Annual values for Deaths from road injuries in Papua New Guinea, 2000 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 82 United Kingdom 1,606 compare
  2. 83 Rwanda 1,563 compare
  3. 84 Burundi 1,546 compare
  4. 86 Jordan 1,460 compare
  5. 87 Central African Republic 1,434 compare
  6. 88 Paraguay 1,405 compare

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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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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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