Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Kenya
Kenya: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) was 28.3 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Kenya, 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
In 2019, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Kenya stood at 28.3 per 100,000 population. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Kenya peaked at 28.3 per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.7 per 100,000 population, in 2010.
Kenya ranks 34th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.4 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 26.5 per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 26.5 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.2 per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 25.9 per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 26.3 per 100,000 population | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 25.8 per 100,000 population | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 25.8 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25.9 per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 26.1 per 100,000 population | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 25.7 per 100,000 population | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 25.7 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.6 per 100,000 population | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 26.4 per 100,000 population | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 26.6 per 100,000 population | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 27.3 per 100,000 population | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 27.4 per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 27.7 per 100,000 population | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 28 per 100,000 population | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 28.3 per 100,000 population | +1.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 28.3 per 100,000 population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.45 per 100,000 population, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 28.3 per 100,000 population is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.95 per 100,000 population, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.14 per 100,000 population | 25.8 per 100,000 population | 26.5 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.97 per 100,000 population | 25.7 per 100,000 population | 28.3 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 32 Madagascar 29.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 33 Togo 28.7 per 100,000 population compare
- 35 Ethiopia 28.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 36 Sao Tome and Principe 27.9 per 100,000 population compare
- 37 Somalia 27.4 per 100,000 population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Kenya?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Kenya was 28.3 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7 per 100,000 population in 2010.
- How does Kenya rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Kenya ranks 34th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.