Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 43.5 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 43.5 per 100,000 male population for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in 2019.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 43.9 per 100,000 male population in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14.9 per 100,000 male population, in 2001.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 24th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.9 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 14.9 per 100,000 male population | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 20.6 per 100,000 male population | +38.3% |
| 2003 | 21.5 per 100,000 male population | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 43.4 per 100,000 male population | +101.9% |
| 2005 | 43.9 per 100,000 male population | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 42.7 per 100,000 male population | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 41.4 per 100,000 male population | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 40.4 per 100,000 male population | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 40.1 per 100,000 male population | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 40.5 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 40 per 100,000 male population | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 40.4 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 41.3 per 100,000 male population | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 41.1 per 100,000 male population | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 41.9 per 100,000 male population | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 42 per 100,000 male population | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 42.5 per 100,000 male population | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 42.9 per 100,000 male population | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 43.5 per 100,000 male population | +1.4% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 43.5 per 100,000 male population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.6 per 100,000 male population, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 43.5 per 100,000 male population is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.5 per 100,000 male population, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +101.9% | 21.5 per 100,000 male population | 43.4 per 100,000 male population |
| 2002 | +38.3% | 14.9 per 100,000 male population | 20.6 per 100,000 male population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.68 per 100,000 male population | 14.9 per 100,000 male population | 43.9 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.61 per 100,000 male population | 40 per 100,000 male population | 43.5 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 21 Democratic Republic of Congo 45.4 per 100,000 male population compare
- 22 Guinea-Bissau 44 per 100,000 male population compare
- 23 Gambia 43.8 per 100,000 male population compare
- 25 Chad 43.3 per 100,000 male population compare
- 26 Rwanda 43.2 per 100,000 male population compare
- 26 Tanzania 43.2 per 100,000 male population compare
More health data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -6.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 793.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 15 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0651 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Sao Tome and Principe was 43.5 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9 per 100,000 male population in 2005.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9 per 100,000 male population in 2001.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 24th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.