Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 50.6 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Lesotho, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Lesotho is 50.6 per 100,000 male population, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Lesotho peaked at 67.4 per 100,000 male population in 2017 and was at its lowest, 43.6 per 100,000 male population, in 2011.
That places Lesotho 12th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.2 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 44.5 per 100,000 male population | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 45.8 per 100,000 male population | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 45.6 per 100,000 male population | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 44.5 per 100,000 male population | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 45.1 per 100,000 male population | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 45.4 per 100,000 male population | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 45.2 per 100,000 male population | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 44.3 per 100,000 male population | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 44.4 per 100,000 male population | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 44.1 per 100,000 male population | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 43.6 per 100,000 male population | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 45.1 per 100,000 male population | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 45.3 per 100,000 male population | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 46.4 per 100,000 male population | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 47.4 per 100,000 male population | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 48.5 per 100,000 male population | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 67.4 per 100,000 male population | +39.0% |
| 2018 | 50.2 per 100,000 male population | -25.5% |
| 2019 | 50.6 per 100,000 male population | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.9 per 100,000 male population | 44.2 per 100,000 male population | 45.8 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.86 per 100,000 male population | 43.6 per 100,000 male population | 67.4 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 9 Central African Republic 52 per 100,000 male population compare
- 10 Malawi 51.9 per 100,000 male population compare
- 11 Saudi Arabia 51.4 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Lesotho?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Lesotho was 50.6 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 67.4 per 100,000 male population in 2017.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6 per 100,000 male population in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- Lesotho ranks 12th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.