Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Namibia
Namibia: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female was 15.4 per 100,000 female population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 15.4 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 0.7% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Namibia peaked at 15.4 per 100,000 female population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.1 per 100,000 female population, in 2005.
That places Namibia 33rd out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.5 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 10.3 per 100,000 female population | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 10.4 per 100,000 female population | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 9.9 per 100,000 female population | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 9.2 per 100,000 female population | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 9.1 per 100,000 female population | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.9 per 100,000 female population | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 9.6 per 100,000 female population | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 9.7 per 100,000 female population | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 11.8 per 100,000 female population | +21.6% |
| 2010 | 11.2 per 100,000 female population | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 10.4 per 100,000 female population | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 12.4 per 100,000 female population | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 13.6 per 100,000 female population | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 14.1 per 100,000 female population | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 14.6 per 100,000 female population | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 14.5 per 100,000 female population | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 15 per 100,000 female population | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 15.3 per 100,000 female population | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 15.4 per 100,000 female population | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.04 per 100,000 female population | 9.1 per 100,000 female population | 11.8 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.65 per 100,000 female population | 10.4 per 100,000 female population | 15.4 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 30 Somalia 15.8 per 100,000 female population compare
- 31 Gambia 15.7 per 100,000 female population compare
- 31 Tonga 15.7 per 100,000 female population compare
- 33 Malawi 15.4 per 100,000 female population compare
- 35 Mozambique 15 per 100,000 female population compare
- 36 Saudi Arabia 14.9 per 100,000 female population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Namibia?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Namibia was 15.4 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4 per 100,000 female population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1 per 100,000 female population in 2005.
- How does Namibia rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, female?
- Namibia ranks 33rd out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.