Mortality caused by road traffic injury in High income
High income: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 8.73 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in High income, 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
High income recorded 8.73 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 1.0% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in High income peaked at 15.71 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.73 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places High income 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in High income, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.71 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 15.37 per 100,000 population | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 15.28 per 100,000 population | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 15.05 per 100,000 population | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 14.53 per 100,000 population | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 14.13 per 100,000 population | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 13.69 per 100,000 population | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 13.2 per 100,000 population | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 12.16 per 100,000 population | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 10.89 per 100,000 population | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 10.26 per 100,000 population | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 10.2 per 100,000 population | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 10.06 per 100,000 population | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 9.59 per 100,000 population | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 9.43 per 100,000 population | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 9.33 per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.15 per 100,000 population | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 8.98 per 100,000 population | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 8.82 per 100,000 population | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 8.73 per 100,000 population | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14 per 100,000 population | 10.89 per 100,000 population | 15.71 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.46 per 100,000 population | 8.73 per 100,000 population | 10.26 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 38 Iraq 27.3 per 100,000 population compare
- 39 Equatorial Guinea 27.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 40 Benin 26.8 per 100,000 population compare
- 40 Cape Verde 26.8 per 100,000 population compare
- 40 Sudan 26.8 per 100,000 population compare
- 43 Comoros 26.6 per 100,000 population compare
- 44 Botswana 26.4 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for High income
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 0.4095 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0308 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in High income?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in High income was 8.73 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 15.71 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.73 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does High income rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- High income ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.