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

Latest (2019)
24.77 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
26th
of 47 groups
All-time high
28.09 per 100,000 male population
in 2002
All-time low
24.77 per 100,000 male population
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in World, 2000–2019

01020302000200920192000: 27.6 per 100,000 male population2001: 27.8 per 100,000 male population2002: 28.1 per 100,000 male population2003: 27.9 per 100,000 male population2004: 27.7 per 100,000 male population2005: 27.9 per 100,000 male population2006: 27.9 per 100,000 male population2007: 27.9 per 100,000 male population2008: 27.7 per 100,000 male population2009: 27.2 per 100,000 male population2010: 27.1 per 100,000 male population2011: 27.1 per 100,000 male population2012: 26.8 per 100,000 male population2013: 26.2 per 100,000 male population2014: 25.6 per 100,000 male population2015: 25.2 per 100,000 male population2016: 25.1 per 100,000 male population2017: 24.8 per 100,000 male population2018: 24.8 per 100,000 male population2019: 24.8 per 100,000 male population

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

Annual values for Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male population) in World, 2000 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 23 Gambia 43.8 per 100,000 male population compare
  2. 24 Sao Tome and Principe 43.5 per 100,000 male population compare
  3. 25 Chad 43.3 per 100,000 male population compare
  4. 26 Rwanda 43.2 per 100,000 male population compare
  5. 26 Tanzania, United Republic of 43.2 per 100,000 male population compare
  6. 28 Sierra Leone 43.1 per 100,000 male population compare
  7. 29 Cape Verde 42.4 per 100,000 male population compare
  8. 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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Indicator
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male population)
Unit
per 100,000 male population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 4,600 data points, 2000–2019
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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.