Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Samoa
Samoa: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 17.1 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Samoa, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 17.1 per 100,000 male population for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Samoa peaked at 39.5 per 100,000 male population in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14.9 per 100,000 male population, in 2016.
Samoa ranks 119th of 183 countries on this measure, 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.8 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 19 per 100,000 male population | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 18.9 per 100,000 male population | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 18.7 per 100,000 male population | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 20.8 per 100,000 male population | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 17.5 per 100,000 male population | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 17.4 per 100,000 male population | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 17.1 per 100,000 male population | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 17.6 per 100,000 male population | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 39.5 per 100,000 male population | +124.4% |
| 2010 | 17 per 100,000 male population | -57.0% |
| 2011 | 16.8 per 100,000 male population | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 16.7 per 100,000 male population | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 24.1 per 100,000 male population | +44.3% |
| 2014 | 15.1 per 100,000 male population | -37.3% |
| 2015 | 15 per 100,000 male population | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.9 per 100,000 male population | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 17.1 per 100,000 male population | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 17 per 100,000 male population | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 17.1 per 100,000 male population | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.73 per 100,000 male population | 17.1 per 100,000 male population | 39.5 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.08 per 100,000 male population | 14.9 per 100,000 male population | 24.1 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
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- 116 Albania 17.6 per 100,000 male population compare
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- 116 Seychelles 17.6 per 100,000 male population compare
- 120 Timor-Leste 16.9 per 100,000 male population compare
- 121 Ukraine 16.7 per 100,000 male population compare
- 122 Romania 15.5 per 100,000 male population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Samoa?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Samoa was 17.1 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5 per 100,000 male population in 2009.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9 per 100,000 male population in 2016.
- How does Samoa rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- Samoa ranks 119th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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.