Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 28.2 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria is 28.2 per 100,000 male population, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Nigeria peaked at 40.4 per 100,000 male population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 28.2 per 100,000 male population, in 2019.
That places Nigeria 74th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.4 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 39.9 per 100,000 male population | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 40.4 per 100,000 male population | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 39.7 per 100,000 male population | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 37.6 per 100,000 male population | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 36.8 per 100,000 male population | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 35.9 per 100,000 male population | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 35.1 per 100,000 male population | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 34.1 per 100,000 male population | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 34.4 per 100,000 male population | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 34.2 per 100,000 male population | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 30.7 per 100,000 male population | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 30.2 per 100,000 male population | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 30.1 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 30 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 29.2 per 100,000 male population | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 29.2 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 28.8 per 100,000 male population | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 28.4 per 100,000 male population | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 28.2 per 100,000 male population | -0.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 28.2 per 100,000 male population is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.6 per 100,000 male population, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 28.2 per 100,000 male population is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.5 per 100,000 male population, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.33 per 100,000 male population | 34.1 per 100,000 male population | 40.4 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9 per 100,000 male population | 28.2 per 100,000 male population | 34.2 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 71 Nicaragua 29.2 per 100,000 male population compare
- 72 Mali 29 per 100,000 male population compare
- 73 Morocco 28.9 per 100,000 male population compare
- 75 Algeria 28.1 per 100,000 male population compare
- 76 Haiti 27.4 per 100,000 male population compare
- 77 Brazil 26.9 per 100,000 male population compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Nigeria?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Nigeria was 28.2 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4 per 100,000 male population in 2002.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
- How does Nigeria rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- Nigeria ranks 74th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.