Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) was 15.4 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Kuwait, 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
Kuwait recorded 15.4 per 100,000 population for mortality caused by road traffic injury in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Kuwait peaked at 29.5 per 100,000 population in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.4 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places Kuwait 90th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 (per 100,000 population) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.1 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 23.6 per 100,000 population | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 23.5 per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 26 per 100,000 population | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 25.4 per 100,000 population | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 29.5 per 100,000 population | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 29 per 100,000 population | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 29.5 per 100,000 population | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 28.5 per 100,000 population | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 25.6 per 100,000 population | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 20.1 per 100,000 population | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 22.1 per 100,000 population | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 24.7 per 100,000 population | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 21.6 per 100,000 population | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 19 per 100,000 population | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 18.8 per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 18.1 per 100,000 population | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 17.1 per 100,000 population | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 16.2 per 100,000 population | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 15.4 per 100,000 population | -4.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 15.4 per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.1 per 100,000 population, 2.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 15.4 per 100,000 population is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.15 per 100,000 population, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.67 per 100,000 population | 23.5 per 100,000 population | 29.5 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.31 per 100,000 population | 15.4 per 100,000 population | 24.7 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 87 Afghanistan 15.9 per 100,000 population compare
- 88 Tajikistan 15.7 per 100,000 population compare
- 89 India 15.6 per 100,000 population compare
- 90 Colombia 15.4 per 100,000 population compare
- 92 Bangladesh 15.3 per 100,000 population compare
- 92 Suriname 15.3 per 100,000 population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Kuwait?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Kuwait was 15.4 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5 per 100,000 population in 2005.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Kuwait rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Kuwait ranks 90th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.