Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male) in United States
United States: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male) was 17.9 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in United States, 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 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 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 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 (per 100,000 male) in United States, 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 compared with similar countries
- United States'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
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in United States?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in United States 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2 per 100,000 male population in 2013.
- How does United States rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- United States ranks 115th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in United States?
- 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 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.