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

Latest (2019)
17.9 per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
75th
of 183 countries
All-time high
17.9 per 100,000 population
in 2019
All-time low
13.4 per 100,000 population
in 2001
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2019

051015202000200920192000: 13.8 per 100,000 population2001: 13.4 per 100,000 population2002: 13.6 per 100,000 population2003: 13.7 per 100,000 population2004: 13.8 per 100,000 population2005: 14 per 100,000 population2006: 13.9 per 100,000 population2007: 14.2 per 100,000 population2008: 14.1 per 100,000 population2009: 14.2 per 100,000 population2010: 14.3 per 100,000 population2011: 14 per 100,000 population2012: 14.2 per 100,000 population2013: 14.3 per 100,000 population2014: 16.4 per 100,000 population2015: 15.2 per 100,000 population2016: 16.4 per 100,000 population2017: 16.8 per 100,000 population2018: 17.3 per 100,000 population2019: 17.9 per 100,000 population

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

Annual values for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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Indicator
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population)
Unit
per 100,000 population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 4,600 data points, 2000–2019
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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.