Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Bhutan
Bhutan: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 16.2 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Bhutan, 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
In 2019, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Bhutan stood at 16.2 per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Bhutan peaked at 18.9 per 100,000 population in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.7 per 100,000 population, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 84th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.7 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 11.9 per 100,000 population | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 12 per 100,000 population | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 12.4 per 100,000 population | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 13.1 per 100,000 population | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 13.4 per 100,000 population | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 13.4 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.2 per 100,000 population | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 15.2 per 100,000 population | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 13.6 per 100,000 population | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 13.6 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16.7 per 100,000 population | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 15.3 per 100,000 population | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 11.8 per 100,000 population | -22.9% |
| 2014 | 11.8 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.1 per 100,000 population | +28.0% |
| 2016 | 18.9 per 100,000 population | +25.2% |
| 2017 | 15.7 per 100,000 population | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 15.9 per 100,000 population | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 16.2 per 100,000 population | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.99 per 100,000 population | 11.7 per 100,000 population | 15.2 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1 per 100,000 population | 11.8 per 100,000 population | 18.9 per 100,000 population | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Bhutan?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Bhutan was 16.2 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9 per 100,000 population in 2016.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Bhutan ranks 84th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.