Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in OECD members
OECD members: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 12.34 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 12.34 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 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in OECD members peaked at 20.61 per 100,000 male population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.34 per 100,000 male population, in 2019.
OECD members ranks 43rd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.61 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 19.79 per 100,000 male population | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 19.5 per 100,000 male population | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 18.86 per 100,000 male population | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 18.27 per 100,000 male population | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 17.97 per 100,000 male population | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 17.53 per 100,000 male population | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 16.61 per 100,000 male population | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 15.64 per 100,000 male population | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 14.5 per 100,000 male population | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 13.6 per 100,000 male population | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 13.8 per 100,000 male population | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 13.52 per 100,000 male population | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 12.83 per 100,000 male population | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 12.73 per 100,000 male population | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 13.11 per 100,000 male population | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 13.23 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 13.01 per 100,000 male population | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 12.58 per 100,000 male population | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 12.34 per 100,000 male population | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.93 per 100,000 male population | 14.5 per 100,000 male population | 20.61 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.07 per 100,000 male population | 12.34 per 100,000 male population | 13.8 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 40 Guatemala 38.8 per 100,000 male population compare
- 41 Madagascar 38.4 per 100,000 male population compare
- 42 Belize 38.2 per 100,000 male population compare
- 43 Congo 38 per 100,000 male population compare
- 44 Benin 37.3 per 100,000 male population compare
- 45 Sudan 37.1 per 100,000 male population compare
- 46 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 37 per 100,000 male population compare
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0334 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.5518 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -0.0796 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate -0.2511 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in OECD members?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in OECD members was 12.34 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 20.61 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.34 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
- How does OECD members rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- OECD members ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.