Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male) was 28.55 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▬ Flat
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 28.55 per 100,000 male population.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 32.08 per 100,000 male population in 2012 and was at its lowest, 28.14 per 100,000 male population, in 2000.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.14 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 28.59 per 100,000 male population | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 28.75 per 100,000 male population | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 28.58 per 100,000 male population | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 29.55 per 100,000 male population | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 29.67 per 100,000 male population | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 30.23 per 100,000 male population | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 31.21 per 100,000 male population | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 31.98 per 100,000 male population | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 31.34 per 100,000 male population | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 31.22 per 100,000 male population | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 31.53 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 32.08 per 100,000 male population | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 31.47 per 100,000 male population | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 31.29 per 100,000 male population | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 30.17 per 100,000 male population | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 29.84 per 100,000 male population | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 29.61 per 100,000 male population | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 28.9 per 100,000 male population | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 28.55 per 100,000 male population | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.81 per 100,000 male population | 28.14 per 100,000 male population | 31.98 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.47 per 100,000 male population | 28.55 per 100,000 male population | 32.08 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 11 Saudi Arabia 51.4 per 100,000 male population compare
- 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
More health data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.366 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.1338 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate -0.454 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 28.55 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.08 per 100,000 male population in 2012.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.14 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.