Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Laos
Laos: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) was 17.9 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Laos, 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 Laos 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 Laos 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 Laos 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 (per 100,000 population) in Laos, 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% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 17.9 per 100,000 population is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.45 per 100,000 population, 88% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 17.9 per 100,000 population is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.25 per 100,000 population, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
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 Laos?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Laos 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 Laos?
- 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 Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4 per 100,000 population in 2001.
- How does Laos rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Laos ranks 75th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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.