Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male) in Laos
Laos: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male) was 25.9 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
25.9 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
79th
of 183 countries
All-time high
25.9 per 100,000 male population
in 2019
All-time low
18.3 per 100,000 male population
in 2001
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Laos, 2000–2019
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 Laos stood at 25.9 per 100,000 male population. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Laos peaked at 25.9 per 100,000 male population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.3 per 100,000 male population, in 2001.
Laos ranks 79th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male) in Laos, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.8 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 18.3 per 100,000 male population | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 18.7 per 100,000 male population | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 18.9 per 100,000 male population | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 19.2 per 100,000 male population | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 19.5 per 100,000 male population | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 19.5 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20 per 100,000 male population | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 19.9 per 100,000 male population | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 20.1 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 20.3 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 20 per 100,000 male population | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 20.3 per 100,000 male population | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 20.6 per 100,000 male population | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 23.6 per 100,000 male population | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 21.9 per 100,000 male population | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 23.6 per 100,000 male population | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 24.3 per 100,000 male population | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 25.1 per 100,000 male population | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 25.9 per 100,000 male population | +3.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 25.9 per 100,000 male population is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.6 per 100,000 male population, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 25.9 per 100,000 male population is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.2 per 100,000 male population, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.29 per 100,000 male population | 18.3 per 100,000 male population | 20.1 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.56 per 100,000 male population | 20 per 100,000 male population | 25.9 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Laos?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Laos was 25.9 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3 per 100,000 male population in 2001.
- How does Laos rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- Laos ranks 79th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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.