Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 40.2 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
40.2 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
32nd
of 183 countries
All-time high
40.2 per 100,000 male population
in 2019
All-time low
31.8 per 100,000 male population
in 2007
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Ethiopia, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 40.2 per 100,000 male population for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Ethiopia peaked at 40.2 per 100,000 male population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.8 per 100,000 male population, in 2007.
Ethiopia ranks 32nd 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, male in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.8 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 32.5 per 100,000 male population | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 32.9 per 100,000 male population | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 33.6 per 100,000 male population | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 33.3 per 100,000 male population | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 32.9 per 100,000 male population | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 32.3 per 100,000 male population | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 31.8 per 100,000 male population | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 31.8 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32.2 per 100,000 male population | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 32.1 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 36.2 per 100,000 male population | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 36.7 per 100,000 male population | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 36.3 per 100,000 male population | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 36.5 per 100,000 male population | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 36.9 per 100,000 male population | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 37.6 per 100,000 male population | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 38.4 per 100,000 male population | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 39.2 per 100,000 male population | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 40.2 per 100,000 male population | +2.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 40.2 per 100,000 male population is below the median for low income countries, which is 43.2 per 100,000 male population, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 40.2 per 100,000 male population is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.5 per 100,000 male population, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.61 per 100,000 male population | 31.8 per 100,000 male population | 33.6 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.01 per 100,000 male population | 32.1 per 100,000 male population | 40.2 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 29 Cape Verde 42.4 per 100,000 male population compare
- 29 Kenya 42.4 per 100,000 male population compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 40.8 per 100,000 male population compare
- 33 Iraq 39.8 per 100,000 male population compare
- 34 Ghana 39.7 per 100,000 male population compare
- 35 Guinea 39.6 per 100,000 male population compare
- 35 Togo 39.6 per 100,000 male population compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Ethiopia?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Ethiopia was 40.2 per 100,000 male 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, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8 per 100,000 male population in 2007.
- How does Ethiopia rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 32nd out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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, male (per 100,000 male 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.