Mortality caused by road traffic injury in China
China: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 17.4 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in China, 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
China recorded 17.4 per 100,000 population for mortality caused by road traffic injury in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in China peaked at 22.1 per 100,000 population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 17.4 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
China ranks 76th of 183 countries on this measure, 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 China, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.4 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 21.9 per 100,000 population | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 22.1 per 100,000 population | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 21.1 per 100,000 population | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 20.5 per 100,000 population | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 20.8 per 100,000 population | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 20.7 per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 20.9 per 100,000 population | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 20.5 per 100,000 population | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 20.5 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20.3 per 100,000 population | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 20.7 per 100,000 population | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 20.3 per 100,000 population | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 19.6 per 100,000 population | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 18.8 per 100,000 population | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 18.3 per 100,000 population | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 18 per 100,000 population | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 17.8 per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 17.6 per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 17.4 per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.04 per 100,000 population | 20.5 per 100,000 population | 22.1 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.88 per 100,000 population | 17.4 per 100,000 population | 20.7 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
- 73 Cambodia 19.6 per 100,000 population compare
- 74 Haiti 18.8 per 100,000 population compare
- 75 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17.9 per 100,000 population compare
- 77 Jordan 17 per 100,000 population compare
- 77 Morocco 17 per 100,000 population compare
- 79 Nicaragua 16.9 per 100,000 population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in China?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in China was 17.4 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1 per 100,000 population in 2002.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does China rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- China ranks 76th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.