Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Kenya
Kenya: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female was 14.4 per 100,000 female population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
14.4 per 100,000 female population
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
39th
of 183 countries
All-time high
14.4 per 100,000 female population
in 2019
All-time low
12.1 per 100,000 female population
in 2010
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Kenya, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Kenya is 14.4 per 100,000 female population, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Kenya peaked at 14.4 per 100,000 female population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.1 per 100,000 female population, in 2010.
Kenya ranks 39th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.8 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 13.5 per 100,000 female population | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 13.3 per 100,000 female population | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 13 per 100,000 female population | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 12.6 per 100,000 female population | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 12.6 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.3 per 100,000 female population | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 12.2 per 100,000 female population | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.4 per 100,000 female population | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 12.2 per 100,000 female population | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 12.1 per 100,000 female population | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.2 per 100,000 female population | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 12.8 per 100,000 female population | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 12.9 per 100,000 female population | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 13.2 per 100,000 female population | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 13.6 per 100,000 female population | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 13.8 per 100,000 female population | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 14 per 100,000 female population | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 14.2 per 100,000 female population | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 14.4 per 100,000 female population | +1.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 14.4 per 100,000 female population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.25 per 100,000 female population, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 14.4 per 100,000 female population is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.35 per 100,000 female population, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.79 per 100,000 female population | 12.2 per 100,000 female population | 13.8 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.32 per 100,000 female population | 12.1 per 100,000 female population | 14.4 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 36 Saudi Arabia 14.9 per 100,000 female population compare
- 37 Côte d'Ivoire 14.6 per 100,000 female population compare
- 38 Iraq 14.5 per 100,000 female population compare
- 40 Lesotho 13.7 per 100,000 female population compare
- 41 Algeria 13.6 per 100,000 female population compare
- 42 Uganda 13.3 per 100,000 female population compare
- 42 Viet Nam 13.3 per 100,000 female population compare
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Kenya?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Kenya was 14.4 per 100,000 female population in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest mortality caused by road traffic injury, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4 per 100,000 female population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1 per 100,000 female population in 2010.
- How does Kenya rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, female?
- Kenya ranks 39th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.