Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Eritrea
Eritrea: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 37.9 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Eritrea, 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
Eritrea recorded 37.9 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 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Eritrea peaked at 37.9 per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.3 per 100,000 population, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 5th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.3 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 31.9 per 100,000 population | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 32.8 per 100,000 population | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 33.3 per 100,000 population | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 33.5 per 100,000 population | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 33.9 per 100,000 population | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 33.7 per 100,000 population | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 33.8 per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 33.9 per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 34 per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 34 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33.6 per 100,000 population | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 33.7 per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 34.5 per 100,000 population | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 35 per 100,000 population | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 36.9 per 100,000 population | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 37.2 per 100,000 population | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 36.9 per 100,000 population | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 37.4 per 100,000 population | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 37.9 per 100,000 population | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.21 per 100,000 population | 31.3 per 100,000 population | 34 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.71 per 100,000 population | 33.6 per 100,000 population | 37.9 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 2 Zimbabwe 41.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 3 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 39 per 100,000 population compare
- 4 Liberia 38.9 per 100,000 population compare
- 6 Central African Republic 37.7 per 100,000 population compare
- 7 South Sudan 36.7 per 100,000 population compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 35.9 per 100,000 population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Eritrea?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Eritrea was 37.9 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Eritrea ranks 5th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.