Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in United States of America
United States of America: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 17.9 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
17.9 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
115th
of 183 countries
All-time high
22.3 per 100,000 male population
in 2002
All-time low
16.2 per 100,000 male population
in 2013
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in United States of America, 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 United States of America stood at 17.9 per 100,000 male population.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in United States of America peaked at 22.3 per 100,000 male population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16.2 per 100,000 male population, in 2013.
That places United States of America 115th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in United States of America, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.5 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 21.7 per 100,000 male population | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 22.3 per 100,000 male population | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 22 per 100,000 male population | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 21.8 per 100,000 male population | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 22 per 100,000 male population | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 21.9 per 100,000 male population | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 21.2 per 100,000 male population | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 19.2 per 100,000 male population | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 17.1 per 100,000 male population | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 16.4 per 100,000 male population | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 16.5 per 100,000 male population | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.9 per 100,000 male population | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 16.2 per 100,000 male population | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 16.2 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.3 per 100,000 male population | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 18.4 per 100,000 male population | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 18.3 per 100,000 male population | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 17.8 per 100,000 male population | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 17.9 per 100,000 male population | +0.6% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 17.9 per 100,000 male population is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.1 per 100,000 male population, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.07 per 100,000 male population | 17.1 per 100,000 male population | 22.3 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.19 per 100,000 male population | 16.2 per 100,000 male population | 18.4 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 112 Kazakhstan 18.5 per 100,000 male population compare
- 112 Papua New Guinea 18.5 per 100,000 male population compare
- 114 Uzbekistan 18.4 per 100,000 male population compare
- 116 Albania 17.6 per 100,000 male population compare
- 116 Indonesia 17.6 per 100,000 male population compare
- 116 Seychelles 17.6 per 100,000 male population compare
More health data for United States of America
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1867 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,069 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,015 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.056 % 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 0.0261 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1919 % 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 United States of America?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in United States of America was 17.9 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3 per 100,000 male population in 2002.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2 per 100,000 male population in 2013.
- How does United States of America rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- United States of America ranks 115th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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.