Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Namibia
Namibia: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 55.4 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Namibia, 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 Namibia stood at 55.4 per 100,000 male population. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Namibia peaked at 55.4 per 100,000 male population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.7 per 100,000 male population, in 2008.
Namibia ranks 4th of 183 countries on this measure, 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.5 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 36.2 per 100,000 male population | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 37 per 100,000 male population | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 36.6 per 100,000 male population | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 35.8 per 100,000 male population | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 35.7 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 38.3 per 100,000 male population | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 34.2 per 100,000 male population | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 33.7 per 100,000 male population | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 42.9 per 100,000 male population | +27.3% |
| 2010 | 42.3 per 100,000 male population | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 38.4 per 100,000 male population | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 44.9 per 100,000 male population | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 48 per 100,000 male population | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 49.2 per 100,000 male population | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 50.5 per 100,000 male population | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 50.5 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52.8 per 100,000 male population | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 54 per 100,000 male population | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 55.4 per 100,000 male population | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.59 per 100,000 male population | 33.7 per 100,000 male population | 42.9 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.6 per 100,000 male population | 38.4 per 100,000 male population | 55.4 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 1 Dominican Republic 110.6 per 100,000 male population compare
- 2 Zimbabwe 67.9 per 100,000 male population compare
- 3 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 66.1 per 100,000 male population compare
- 5 Eritrea 54.8 per 100,000 male population compare
- 6 Eswatini 54.6 per 100,000 male population compare
- 7 Liberia 52.7 per 100,000 male population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Namibia?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Namibia was 55.4 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7 per 100,000 male population in 2008.
- How does Namibia rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- Namibia ranks 4th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.