Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in North America
North America: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 16.83 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in North America, 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 North America stood at 16.83 per 100,000 male population.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in North America peaked at 21.41 per 100,000 male population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 15.42 per 100,000 male population, in 2014.
That places North America 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in North America, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.71 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 20.83 per 100,000 male population | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 21.41 per 100,000 male population | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 21.07 per 100,000 male population | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 20.9 per 100,000 male population | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 21.12 per 100,000 male population | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 20.96 per 100,000 male population | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 20.37 per 100,000 male population | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 18.43 per 100,000 male population | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 16.41 per 100,000 male population | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 15.78 per 100,000 male population | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 15.76 per 100,000 male population | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 16.15 per 100,000 male population | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 15.44 per 100,000 male population | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 15.42 per 100,000 male population | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 16.41 per 100,000 male population | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 17.37 per 100,000 male population | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 17.25 per 100,000 male population | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 16.77 per 100,000 male population | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 16.83 per 100,000 male population | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.22 per 100,000 male population | 16.41 per 100,000 male population | 21.41 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.32 per 100,000 male population | 15.42 per 100,000 male population | 17.37 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
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More health data for North America
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate -0.5946 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.0314 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate -0.6806 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.3175 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0301 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in North America?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in North America was 16.83 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 21.41 per 100,000 male population in 2002.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.42 per 100,000 male population in 2014.
- How does North America rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- North America ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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.