Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) was 26.8 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Cape Verde, 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
Cape Verde recorded 26.8 per 100,000 population for mortality caused by road traffic injury in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Cape Verde peaked at 26.8 per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.7 per 100,000 population, in 2008.
That places Cape Verde 40th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.9 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 23.4 per 100,000 population | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 23.5 per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 24 per 100,000 population | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 23.9 per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 23.8 per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 23.2 per 100,000 population | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 23.2 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.7 per 100,000 population | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 23 per 100,000 population | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 23.5 per 100,000 population | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 23.5 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.6 per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 24 per 100,000 population | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 24.5 per 100,000 population | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 25 per 100,000 population | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 25.4 per 100,000 population | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 25.9 per 100,000 population | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 26.3 per 100,000 population | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 26.8 per 100,000 population | +1.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 26.8 per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.3 per 100,000 population, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 26.8 per 100,000 population is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.95 per 100,000 population, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.36 per 100,000 population | 22.7 per 100,000 population | 24 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.85 per 100,000 population | 23.5 per 100,000 population | 26.8 per 100,000 population | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Cape Verde?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Cape Verde was 26.8 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7 per 100,000 population in 2008.
- How does Cape Verde rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Cape Verde ranks 40th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.