Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 32.4 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
32.4 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
62nd
of 183 countries
All-time high
32.4 per 100,000 male population
in 2019
All-time low
20.7 per 100,000 male population
in 2014
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka is 32.4 per 100,000 male population, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 32.4 per 100,000 male population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.7 per 100,000 male population, in 2014.
Sri Lanka ranks 62nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.9 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 29.1 per 100,000 male population | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 28.3 per 100,000 male population | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 28.2 per 100,000 male population | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 24.2 per 100,000 male population | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 24.3 per 100,000 male population | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 23.5 per 100,000 male population | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 24.9 per 100,000 male population | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 25.3 per 100,000 male population | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 25.3 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 24.3 per 100,000 male population | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 23.9 per 100,000 male population | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 22.1 per 100,000 male population | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 21.1 per 100,000 male population | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 20.7 per 100,000 male population | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 23.4 per 100,000 male population | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 24.7 per 100,000 male population | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 27.1 per 100,000 male population | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 29.6 per 100,000 male population | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 32.4 per 100,000 male population | +9.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 32.4 per 100,000 male population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.1 per 100,000 male population, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 32.4 per 100,000 male population is above the median for South Asia, which is 23 per 100,000 male population, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2 per 100,000 male population | 23.5 per 100,000 male population | 29.1 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.93 per 100,000 male population | 20.7 per 100,000 male population | 32.4 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 59 Djibouti 33.1 per 100,000 male population compare
- 59 Mongolia 33.1 per 100,000 male population compare
- 61 Iran, Islamic Republic of 32.6 per 100,000 male population compare
- 63 Myanmar 31.9 per 100,000 male population compare
- 64 Ecuador 31.2 per 100,000 male population compare
- 65 Zambia 30.8 per 100,000 male population compare
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 304 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Sri Lanka?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Sri Lanka was 32.4 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7 per 100,000 male population in 2014.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 62nd out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.