Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 28.29 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
28.29 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
15th
of 47 groups
All-time high
31.72 per 100,000 male population
in 2012
All-time low
28.07 per 100,000 male population
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Latin America & Caribbean, 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 Latin America & Caribbean stood at 28.29 per 100,000 male population.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 31.72 per 100,000 male population in 2012 and was at its lowest, 28.07 per 100,000 male population, in 2000.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 15th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.07 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 28.46 per 100,000 male population | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 28.6 per 100,000 male population | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 28.36 per 100,000 male population | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 29.31 per 100,000 male population | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 29.44 per 100,000 male population | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 29.93 per 100,000 male population | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 30.85 per 100,000 male population | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 31.62 per 100,000 male population | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 31 per 100,000 male population | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 30.86 per 100,000 male population | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 31.16 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 31.72 per 100,000 male population | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 31.11 per 100,000 male population | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 30.95 per 100,000 male population | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 29.87 per 100,000 male population | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 29.54 per 100,000 male population | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 29.32 per 100,000 male population | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 28.63 per 100,000 male population | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 28.29 per 100,000 male population | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.56 per 100,000 male population | 28.07 per 100,000 male population | 31.62 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.14 per 100,000 male population | 28.29 per 100,000 male population | 31.72 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 12 Lesotho 50.6 per 100,000 male population compare
- 13 Tonga 50.1 per 100,000 male population compare
- 14 Burundi 49.7 per 100,000 male population compare
- 15 South Sudan 49 per 100,000 male population compare
- 16 Saint Lucia 48.7 per 100,000 male population compare
- 17 Cameroon 47.9 per 100,000 male population compare
- 18 Vietnam 47.8 per 100,000 male population compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Latin America & Caribbean was 28.29 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 31.72 per 100,000 male population in 2012.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.07 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.