Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female was 7.9 per 100,000 female population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Sri Lanka, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 female population.
Analysis
In 2019, mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Sri Lanka stood at 7.9 per 100,000 female population. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 102.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 7.9 per 100,000 female population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.5 per 100,000 female population, in 2000.
That places Sri Lanka 81st out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 1.5 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.1 per 100,000 female population | +40.0% |
| 2003 | 2.1 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.4 per 100,000 female population | +157.1% |
| 2005 | 5.7 per 100,000 female population | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 5.6 per 100,000 female population | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 4.3 per 100,000 female population | -23.2% |
| 2008 | 3.6 per 100,000 female population | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 3.9 per 100,000 female population | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 4.5 per 100,000 female population | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 4.9 per 100,000 female population | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 4.2 per 100,000 female population | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 4.7 per 100,000 female population | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 4.1 per 100,000 female population | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 5 per 100,000 female population | +22.0% |
| 2016 | 5.5 per 100,000 female population | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 6.2 per 100,000 female population | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 7 per 100,000 female population | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 7.9 per 100,000 female population | +12.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 7.9 per 100,000 female population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.2 per 100,000 female population, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 7.9 per 100,000 female population is above the median for South Asia, which is 7.45 per 100,000 female population, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +157.1% | 2.1 per 100,000 female population | 5.4 per 100,000 female population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.57 per 100,000 female population | 1.5 per 100,000 female population | 5.7 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4 per 100,000 female population | 4.1 per 100,000 female population | 7.9 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 78 Samoa 8.7 per 100,000 female population compare
- 79 Solomon Islands 8.2 per 100,000 female population compare
- 80 Malaysia 8 per 100,000 female population compare
- 82 Syrian Arab Republic 7.8 per 100,000 female population compare
- 83 Vanuatu 7.7 per 100,000 female population compare
- 84 Guatemala 7.5 per 100,000 female population compare
- 84 United States of America 7.5 per 100,000 female population compare
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 304 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Sri Lanka?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Sri Lanka was 7.9 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9 per 100,000 female population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 per 100,000 female population in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 81st out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.