Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 17.9 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 17.9 per 100,000 population. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 17.9 per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.4 per 100,000 population, in 2001.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 75th 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 in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.8 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 13.4 per 100,000 population | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 13.6 per 100,000 population | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 13.7 per 100,000 population | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 13.8 per 100,000 population | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 14 per 100,000 population | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 13.9 per 100,000 population | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 14.2 per 100,000 population | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 14.1 per 100,000 population | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 14.2 per 100,000 population | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 14.3 per 100,000 population | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 14 per 100,000 population | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 14.2 per 100,000 population | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 14.3 per 100,000 population | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 16.4 per 100,000 population | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 15.2 per 100,000 population | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 16.4 per 100,000 population | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 16.8 per 100,000 population | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 17.3 per 100,000 population | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 17.9 per 100,000 population | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.87 per 100,000 population | 13.4 per 100,000 population | 14.2 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.68 per 100,000 population | 14 per 100,000 population | 17.9 per 100,000 population | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 17.9 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4 per 100,000 population in 2001.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 75th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.