Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 37 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
37 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
46th
of 183 countries
All-time high
37 per 100,000 male population
in 2019
All-time low
33.8 per 100,000 male population
in 2001
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000–2019

0102030402000200920192000: 34.2 per 100,000 male population2001: 33.8 per 100,000 male population2002: 34.3 per 100,000 male population2003: 34.4 per 100,000 male population2004: 33.9 per 100,000 male population2005: 33.9 per 100,000 male population2006: 34.7 per 100,000 male population2007: 35.4 per 100,000 male population2008: 35.5 per 100,000 male population2009: 35 per 100,000 male population2010: 35 per 100,000 male population2011: 35.4 per 100,000 male population2012: 35 per 100,000 male population2013: 35 per 100,000 male population2014: 35.7 per 100,000 male population2015: 35.6 per 100,000 male population2016: 36.6 per 100,000 male population2017: 36.1 per 100,000 male population2018: 36.7 per 100,000 male population2019: 37 per 100,000 male population

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 male population.

Analysis

In 2019, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 37 per 100,000 male population. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 37 per 100,000 male population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.8 per 100,000 male population, in 2001.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 46th 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male population) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000 to 2019.
Year per 100,000 male population Change
2000 34.2 per 100,000 male population
2001 33.8 per 100,000 male population -1.2%
2002 34.3 per 100,000 male population +1.5%
2003 34.4 per 100,000 male population +0.3%
2004 33.9 per 100,000 male population -1.5%
2005 33.9 per 100,000 male population +0.0%
2006 34.7 per 100,000 male population +2.4%
2007 35.4 per 100,000 male population +2.0%
2008 35.5 per 100,000 male population +0.3%
2009 35 per 100,000 male population -1.4%
2010 35 per 100,000 male population +0.0%
2011 35.4 per 100,000 male population +1.1%
2012 35 per 100,000 male population -1.1%
2013 35 per 100,000 male population +0.0%
2014 35.7 per 100,000 male population +2.0%
2015 35.6 per 100,000 male population -0.3%
2016 36.6 per 100,000 male population +2.8%
2017 36.1 per 100,000 male population -1.4%
2018 36.7 per 100,000 male population +1.7%
2019 37 per 100,000 male population +0.8%

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 37 per 100,000 male population is below the median for low income countries, which is 43.2 per 100,000 male population, 86% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 37 per 100,000 male population is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.2 per 100,000 male population, 1.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.51 per 100,000 male population 33.8 per 100,000 male population 35.5 per 100,000 male population 10
2010s 35.81 per 100,000 male population 35 per 100,000 male population 37 per 100,000 male population 10

Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

  1. 43 Congo 38 per 100,000 male population compare
  2. 44 Benin 37.3 per 100,000 male population compare
  3. 45 Sudan 37.1 per 100,000 male population compare
  4. 47 Comoros 36.6 per 100,000 male population compare
  5. 48 Paraguay 36.4 per 100,000 male population compare
  6. 49 Malaysia 36.2 per 100,000 male population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 37 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 37 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 33.8 per 100,000 male population in 2001.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 46th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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, male (per 100,000 male population)
Unit
per 100,000 male population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 4,600 data points, 2000–2019
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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.