Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Guatemala
Guatemala: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 38.8 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Guatemala, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 38.8 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.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Guatemala peaked at 38.8 per 100,000 male population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.3 per 100,000 male population, in 2005.
That places Guatemala 40th 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, male in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.3 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 9.4 per 100,000 male population | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 8.1 per 100,000 male population | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 8.2 per 100,000 male population | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 8.2 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.3 per 100,000 male population | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 7.7 per 100,000 male population | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 33.5 per 100,000 male population | +335.1% |
| 2008 | 28 per 100,000 male population | -16.4% |
| 2009 | 26.3 per 100,000 male population | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 22.4 per 100,000 male population | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 18.3 per 100,000 male population | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 19.3 per 100,000 male population | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 22 per 100,000 male population | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 21.6 per 100,000 male population | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 23.6 per 100,000 male population | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 28 per 100,000 male population | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 30.5 per 100,000 male population | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 34.5 per 100,000 male population | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 38.8 per 100,000 male population | +12.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 38.8 per 100,000 male population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.1 per 100,000 male population, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 38.8 per 100,000 male population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.1 per 100,000 male population, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +335.1% | 7.7 per 100,000 male population | 33.5 per 100,000 male population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8 per 100,000 male population | 7.3 per 100,000 male population | 33.5 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.9 per 100,000 male population | 18.3 per 100,000 male population | 38.8 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
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More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3488 % 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, male in Guatemala?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Guatemala was 38.8 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3 per 100,000 male population in 2005.
- How does Guatemala rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- Guatemala ranks 40th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.