Deaths from road injuries in Somalia
Somalia: Deaths from road injuries was 3,440 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths from road injuries in Somalia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 3,440 for deaths from road injuries in 2021.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Somalia peaked at 4,619 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,703, in 2000.
That places Somalia 56th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,703 | — |
| 2001 | 2,824 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 2,908 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 3,112 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 3,322 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 3,357 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 3,413 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 3,245 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 3,351 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 3,418 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 3,575 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 3,695 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 3,803 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 3,824 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 3,873 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 3,870 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 4,021 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 4,267 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 4,494 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 4,619 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 3,366 | -27.1% |
| 2021 | 3,440 | +2.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 3,440 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4,533, 76% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 3,440 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,048, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from road injuries in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -27.1% | 4,619 | 3,366 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,165 | 2,703 | 3,418 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,004 | 3,575 | 4,619 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,403 | 3,366 | 3,440 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in Somalia?
- Deaths from road injuries in Somalia was 3,440 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,619 in 2019.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,703 in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for deaths from road injuries?
- Somalia ranks 56th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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