Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Kenya
Kenya: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 42.4 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
42.4 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
29th
of 183 countries
All-time high
42.4 per 100,000 male population
in 2019
All-time low
39.2 per 100,000 male population
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Kenya, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 42.4 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 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Kenya peaked at 42.4 per 100,000 male population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.2 per 100,000 male population, in 2000.
That places Kenya 29th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.2 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 39.6 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 40 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 39.5 per 100,000 male population | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 39.4 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 40.1 per 100,000 male population | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 39.6 per 100,000 male population | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 39.5 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 39.7 per 100,000 male population | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 40.1 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 39.5 per 100,000 male population | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 39.4 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 40.6 per 100,000 male population | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 40.1 per 100,000 male population | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 40.3 per 100,000 male population | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 41.1 per 100,000 male population | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 41.3 per 100,000 male population | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 41.5 per 100,000 male population | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 41.9 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 42.4 per 100,000 male population | +1.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 42.4 per 100,000 male population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.6 per 100,000 male population, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 42.4 per 100,000 male population is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.5 per 100,000 male population, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.67 per 100,000 male population | 39.2 per 100,000 male population | 40.1 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.81 per 100,000 male population | 39.4 per 100,000 male population | 42.4 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 26 Rwanda 43.2 per 100,000 male population compare
- 26 Tanzania, United Republic of 43.2 per 100,000 male population compare
- 28 Sierra Leone 43.1 per 100,000 male population compare
- 29 Cape Verde 42.4 per 100,000 male population compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 40.8 per 100,000 male population compare
- 32 Ethiopia 40.2 per 100,000 male population compare
More health data for Kenya
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Kenya?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Kenya was 42.4 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- Kenya ranks 29th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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, 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.