Mortality caused by road traffic injury in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 16.51 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in East Asia & Pacific, 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
East Asia & Pacific recorded 16.51 per 100,000 population for mortality caused by road traffic injury in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 20.45 per 100,000 population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16.51 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th 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, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.23 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 20.39 per 100,000 population | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 20.45 per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 19.73 per 100,000 population | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 19.27 per 100,000 population | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 19.36 per 100,000 population | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.21 per 100,000 population | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 19.14 per 100,000 population | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 18.81 per 100,000 population | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 18.85 per 100,000 population | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 18.73 per 100,000 population | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 18.87 per 100,000 population | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 18.47 per 100,000 population | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 17.95 per 100,000 population | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 17.29 per 100,000 population | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 17.03 per 100,000 population | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 16.87 per 100,000 population | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 16.8 per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.6 per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 16.51 per 100,000 population | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.54 per 100,000 population | 18.81 per 100,000 population | 20.45 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.51 per 100,000 population | 16.51 per 100,000 population | 18.87 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 26 Congo 29.7 per 100,000 population compare
- 26 Guinea 29.7 per 100,000 population compare
- 28 Gambia 29.6 per 100,000 population compare
- 29 Rwanda 29.4 per 100,000 population compare
- 29 Uganda 29.4 per 100,000 population compare
- 29 Yemen 29.4 per 100,000 population compare
- 32 Madagascar 29.2 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0386 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -4.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in East Asia & Pacific?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in East Asia & Pacific was 16.51 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?
- The highest recorded value was 20.45 per 100,000 population in 2002.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.51 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.