Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 17.45 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▬ Flat
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 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
The most recent figure for mortality caused by road traffic injury in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 17.45 per 100,000 population, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 19.89 per 100,000 population in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.45 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.6 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 17.91 per 100,000 population | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 18.09 per 100,000 population | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 17.88 per 100,000 population | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 18.44 per 100,000 population | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 18.54 per 100,000 population | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 18.81 per 100,000 population | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 19.39 per 100,000 population | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 19.83 per 100,000 population | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 19.49 per 100,000 population | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 19.44 per 100,000 population | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 19.53 per 100,000 population | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 19.89 per 100,000 population | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 19.35 per 100,000 population | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 19.27 per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 18.57 per 100,000 population | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 18.37 per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 18.14 per 100,000 population | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 17.64 per 100,000 population | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 17.45 per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6 per 100,000 population | 17.6 per 100,000 population | 19.83 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.77 per 100,000 population | 17.45 per 100,000 population | 19.89 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 16 Chad 32.4 per 100,000 population compare
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 32.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 17 Thailand 32.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 19 Lesotho 31.9 per 100,000 population compare
- 20 Tanzania, United Republic of 31.1 per 100,000 population compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 31 per 100,000 population compare
- 22 Viet Nam 30.6 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.8651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.3093 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 17.45 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.89 per 100,000 population in 2012.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.45 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.