Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Barbados
Barbados: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 8.2 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Barbados, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 8.2 per 100,000 population for mortality caused by road traffic injury in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Barbados peaked at 16.7 per 100,000 population in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.6 per 100,000 population, in 2016.
That places Barbados 134th 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 in Barbados, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 8.6 per 100,000 population | -41.1% |
| 2002 | 11.3 per 100,000 population | +31.4% |
| 2003 | 11.7 per 100,000 population | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 16.7 per 100,000 population | +42.7% |
| 2005 | 8.7 per 100,000 population | -47.9% |
| 2006 | 7.9 per 100,000 population | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 10.1 per 100,000 population | +27.8% |
| 2008 | 6.1 per 100,000 population | -39.6% |
| 2009 | 9.2 per 100,000 population | +50.8% |
| 2010 | 8.9 per 100,000 population | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 11 per 100,000 population | +23.6% |
| 2012 | 14.8 per 100,000 population | +34.5% |
| 2013 | 14.1 per 100,000 population | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 8.4 per 100,000 population | -40.4% |
| 2015 | 13.3 per 100,000 population | +58.3% |
| 2016 | 5.6 per 100,000 population | -57.9% |
| 2017 | 8.5 per 100,000 population | +51.8% |
| 2018 | 8.3 per 100,000 population | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 8.2 per 100,000 population | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.49 per 100,000 population | 6.1 per 100,000 population | 16.7 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.11 per 100,000 population | 5.6 per 100,000 population | 14.8 per 100,000 population | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Barbados?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Barbados was 8.2 per 100,000 population in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7 per 100,000 population in 2004.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6 per 100,000 population in 2016.
- How does Barbados rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Barbados ranks 134th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 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.