Deaths from road injuries in Vietnam

Vietnam: Deaths from road injuries was 17,229 in 2021. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2021)
17,229
Change on year
down 13.3%
World rank
12th
of 192 countries
All-time high
30,269
in 2009
All-time low
17,229
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from road injuries in Vietnam, 2000–2021

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000201020212000: 28.9k2001: 28.7k2002: 28.9k2003: 28.7k2004: 29.2k2005: 29.0k2006: 29.2k2007: 29.4k2008: 30.2k2009: 30.3k2010: 29.2k2011: 28.8k2012: 27.9k2013: 27.4k2014: 26.4k2015: 25.6k2016: 25.0k2017: 24.5k2018: 23.3k2019: 22.5k2020: 19.9k2021: 17.2k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, deaths from road injuries in Vietnam stood at 17,229. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Vietnam peaked at 30,269 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 17,229, in 2021.

Vietnam ranks 12th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29,238 28,691 30,269 10
2010s 26,055 22,546 29,160 10
2020s 18,553 17,229 19,877 2

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 9 Ethiopia 21,258 compare
  2. 10 Thailand 18,218 compare
  3. 11 Iran 18,156 compare
  4. 13 Democratic Republic of Congo 15,615 compare
  5. 14 Russia 15,335 compare
  6. 15 Mexico 15,267 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from road injuries in Vietnam?
Deaths from road injuries in Vietnam was 17,229 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 30,269 in 2009.
What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 17,229 in 2021.
How does Vietnam rank for deaths from road injuries?
Vietnam ranks 12th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vietnam 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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