Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) 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 (per 100,000 population) 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 31.1 per 100,000 population compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 31 per 100,000 population compare
- 22 Vietnam 30.6 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 30-34, male, 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 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.6262 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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.