Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) was 22.9 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Guatemala, 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
Guatemala recorded 22.9 per 100,000 population for mortality caused by road traffic injury in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Guatemala peaked at 22.9 per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.4 per 100,000 population, in 2005.
That places Guatemala 54th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 5.6 per 100,000 population | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 4.8 per 100,000 population | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 4.9 per 100,000 population | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 5 per 100,000 population | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 4.4 per 100,000 population | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 4.6 per 100,000 population | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 20.1 per 100,000 population | +337.0% |
| 2008 | 16.6 per 100,000 population | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 15.7 per 100,000 population | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 13.4 per 100,000 population | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 11 per 100,000 population | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 11.5 per 100,000 population | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 13.1 per 100,000 population | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 12.8 per 100,000 population | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 14 per 100,000 population | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 16.6 per 100,000 population | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 18.1 per 100,000 population | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 20.4 per 100,000 population | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 22.9 per 100,000 population | +12.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 22.9 per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.3 per 100,000 population, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 22.9 per 100,000 population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.3 per 100,000 population, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +337.0% | 4.6 per 100,000 population | 20.1 per 100,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.85 per 100,000 population | 4.4 per 100,000 population | 20.1 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.38 per 100,000 population | 11 per 100,000 population | 22.9 per 100,000 population | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Guatemala?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Guatemala was 22.9 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4 per 100,000 population in 2005.
- How does Guatemala rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Guatemala ranks 54th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.