Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in South Sudan
South Sudan: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 49 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
49 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
15th
of 183 countries
All-time high
49 per 100,000 male population
in 2019
All-time low
25 per 100,000 male population
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in South Sudan, 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 South Sudan stood at 49 per 100,000 male population. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in South Sudan peaked at 49 per 100,000 male population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25 per 100,000 male population, in 2000.
South Sudan ranks 15th 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 South Sudan, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 25.3 per 100,000 male population | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 25.7 per 100,000 male population | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 26.2 per 100,000 male population | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 26.9 per 100,000 male population | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 27.4 per 100,000 male population | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 28 per 100,000 male population | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 28.6 per 100,000 male population | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 30.5 per 100,000 male population | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 32.1 per 100,000 male population | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 33.9 per 100,000 male population | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 36.8 per 100,000 male population | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 41.7 per 100,000 male population | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 42 per 100,000 male population | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 42.9 per 100,000 male population | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 44.3 per 100,000 male population | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 45.1 per 100,000 male population | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 46.5 per 100,000 male population | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 47.6 per 100,000 male population | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 49 per 100,000 male population | +2.9% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 49 per 100,000 male population is above the median for low income countries, which is 43.2 per 100,000 male population, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 49 per 100,000 male population is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.5 per 100,000 male population, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.57 per 100,000 male population | 25 per 100,000 male population | 32.1 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.98 per 100,000 male population | 33.9 per 100,000 male population | 49 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 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
- 16 Saint Lucia 48.7 per 100,000 male population compare
- 17 Cameroon 47.9 per 100,000 male population compare
- 18 Viet Nam 47.8 per 100,000 male population compare
More health data for South Sudan
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.665 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,029 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,347 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 123 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 123 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0349 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0265 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in South Sudan?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in South Sudan was 49 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 49 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
- How does South Sudan rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- South Sudan ranks 15th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.