Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male) was 43.2 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
43.2 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
26th
of 183 countries
All-time high
46.5 per 100,000 male population
in 2000
All-time low
39.8 per 100,000 male population
in 2011
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Tanzania, 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 Tanzania stood at 43.2 per 100,000 male population.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Tanzania peaked at 46.5 per 100,000 male population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 39.8 per 100,000 male population, in 2011.
That places Tanzania 26th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.5 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 46.1 per 100,000 male population | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 45 per 100,000 male population | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 42.9 per 100,000 male population | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 43 per 100,000 male population | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 42.5 per 100,000 male population | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 40.8 per 100,000 male population | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 40.7 per 100,000 male population | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 40.1 per 100,000 male population | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 40.2 per 100,000 male population | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 40.2 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39.8 per 100,000 male population | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 41.9 per 100,000 male population | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 41.8 per 100,000 male population | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 42.3 per 100,000 male population | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 42.4 per 100,000 male population | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 42.1 per 100,000 male population | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 42.6 per 100,000 male population | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 42.9 per 100,000 male population | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 43.2 per 100,000 male population | +0.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 43.2 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)
- Tanzania's 43.2 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)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.78 per 100,000 male population | 40.1 per 100,000 male population | 46.5 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.92 per 100,000 male population | 39.8 per 100,000 male population | 43.2 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 23 Gambia 43.8 per 100,000 male population compare
- 24 Sao Tome and Principe 43.5 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
- 28 Sierra Leone 43.1 per 100,000 male population compare
- 29 Cape Verde 42.4 per 100,000 male population compare
- 29 Kenya 42.4 per 100,000 male population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Tanzania?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Tanzania was 43.2 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 46.5 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8 per 100,000 male population in 2011.
- How does Tanzania rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- Tanzania ranks 26th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.