Mortality caused by road traffic injury in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 17.59 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 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
The most recent figure for mortality caused by road traffic injury in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 17.59 per 100,000 population, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 21.28 per 100,000 population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 17.59 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th of 47 groups 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.77 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 21.1 per 100,000 population | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 21.28 per 100,000 population | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 20.51 per 100,000 population | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 20.09 per 100,000 population | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 20.26 per 100,000 population | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 20.13 per 100,000 population | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 20.22 per 100,000 population | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 19.92 per 100,000 population | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 19.98 per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 19.88 per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 20.08 per 100,000 population | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 19.65 per 100,000 population | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 19.11 per 100,000 population | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 18.4 per 100,000 population | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 18.11 per 100,000 population | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 17.94 per 100,000 population | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 17.88 per 100,000 population | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 17.7 per 100,000 population | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 17.59 per 100,000 population | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.43 per 100,000 population | 19.92 per 100,000 population | 21.28 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.63 per 100,000 population | 17.59 per 100,000 population | 20.08 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 14 Sierra Leone 33 per 100,000 population compare
- 14 Tonga 33 per 100,000 population compare
- 16 Chad 32.4 per 100,000 population compare
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 32.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 17 Thailand 32.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 19 Lesotho 31.9 per 100,000 population compare
- 20 Tanzania, United Republic of 31.1 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0329 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate -0.6786 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 0.1729 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 17.59 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.28 per 100,000 population in 2002.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.59 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.