Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in World
World: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 24.77 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in World, 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 World stood at 24.77 per 100,000 male population. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in World peaked at 28.09 per 100,000 male population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 24.77 per 100,000 male population, in 2019.
That places World 26th out of 47 groups 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 World, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.57 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 27.77 per 100,000 male population | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 28.09 per 100,000 male population | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 27.9 per 100,000 male population | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 27.72 per 100,000 male population | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 27.92 per 100,000 male population | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 27.91 per 100,000 male population | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.93 per 100,000 male population | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 27.69 per 100,000 male population | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 27.24 per 100,000 male population | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 27.08 per 100,000 male population | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 27.13 per 100,000 male population | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 26.85 per 100,000 male population | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 26.16 per 100,000 male population | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 25.63 per 100,000 male population | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 25.22 per 100,000 male population | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 25.06 per 100,000 male population | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 24.84 per 100,000 male population | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 24.81 per 100,000 male population | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 24.77 per 100,000 male population | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.77 per 100,000 male population | 27.24 per 100,000 male population | 28.09 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.75 per 100,000 male population | 24.77 per 100,000 male population | 27.13 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
- 26 Tanzania, United Republic of 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 World?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in World was 24.77 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 28.09 per 100,000 male population in 2002.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.77 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
- How does World rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- World ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.