Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Kuwait
Kuwait: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 22.8 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Kuwait, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 22.8 per 100,000 male population for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Kuwait peaked at 43.3 per 100,000 male population in 2007 and was at its lowest, 22.8 per 100,000 male population, in 2019.
That places Kuwait 93rd out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.9 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 33 per 100,000 male population | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 33.2 per 100,000 male population | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 36.8 per 100,000 male population | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 35.8 per 100,000 male population | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 42.3 per 100,000 male population | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 42.2 per 100,000 male population | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 43.3 per 100,000 male population | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 42.6 per 100,000 male population | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 38.5 per 100,000 male population | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 30.1 per 100,000 male population | -21.8% |
| 2011 | 33.2 per 100,000 male population | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 37.4 per 100,000 male population | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 32.7 per 100,000 male population | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 28.7 per 100,000 male population | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 28.5 per 100,000 male population | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 27.2 per 100,000 male population | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 25.6 per 100,000 male population | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 24.1 per 100,000 male population | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 22.8 per 100,000 male population | -5.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 22.8 per 100,000 male population is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.1 per 100,000 male population, 2.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 22.8 per 100,000 male population is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.9 per 100,000 male population, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.46 per 100,000 male population | 33 per 100,000 male population | 43.3 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.03 per 100,000 male population | 22.8 per 100,000 male population | 37.4 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Kuwait?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Kuwait was 22.8 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3 per 100,000 male population in 2007.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
- How does Kuwait rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- Kuwait ranks 93rd out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.