Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 51.4 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
51.4 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
11th
of 183 countries
All-time high
51.4 per 100,000 male population
in 2019
All-time low
22.9 per 100,000 male population
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia stood at 51.4 per 100,000 male population. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 51.4 per 100,000 male population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.9 per 100,000 male population, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.9 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 23 per 100,000 male population | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 23.1 per 100,000 male population | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 24.3 per 100,000 male population | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 32.1 per 100,000 male population | +32.1% |
| 2005 | 36.4 per 100,000 male population | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 35.1 per 100,000 male population | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 37 per 100,000 male population | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 36.8 per 100,000 male population | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 34.2 per 100,000 male population | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 35.8 per 100,000 male population | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 37.7 per 100,000 male population | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 39 per 100,000 male population | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 37.9 per 100,000 male population | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 35.9 per 100,000 male population | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 37.7 per 100,000 male population | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 41.2 per 100,000 male population | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 43.9 per 100,000 male population | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 47.5 per 100,000 male population | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 51.4 per 100,000 male population | +8.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 51.4 per 100,000 male population is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.1 per 100,000 male population, 5.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 51.4 per 100,000 male population is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.9 per 100,000 male population, 2.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.49 per 100,000 male population | 22.9 per 100,000 male population | 37 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.8 per 100,000 male population | 35.8 per 100,000 male population | 51.4 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 8 Thailand 52.6 per 100,000 male population compare
- 9 Central African Republic 52 per 100,000 male population compare
- 10 Malawi 51.9 per 100,000 male population compare
- 12 Lesotho 50.6 per 100,000 male population compare
- 13 Tonga 50.1 per 100,000 male population compare
- 14 Burundi 49.7 per 100,000 male population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Saudi Arabia?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Saudi Arabia was 51.4 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 11th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.