Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 17.45 per 100,000 population for mortality caused by road traffic injury in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 19.81 per 100,000 population in 2008 and was at its lowest, 17.45 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 20th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.64 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 17.9 per 100,000 population | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 18.07 per 100,000 population | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 17.97 per 100,000 population | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 18.5 per 100,000 population | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 18.57 per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 18.95 per 100,000 population | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 19.36 per 100,000 population | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 19.81 per 100,000 population | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 19.4 per 100,000 population | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 19.35 per 100,000 population | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 19.44 per 100,000 population | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 19.76 per 100,000 population | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 19.24 per 100,000 population | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 19.17 per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 18.48 per 100,000 population | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 18.28 per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 18.09 per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 17.61 per 100,000 population | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 17.45 per 100,000 population | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.62 per 100,000 population | 17.64 per 100,000 population | 19.81 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.69 per 100,000 population | 17.45 per 100,000 population | 19.76 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 23 Cameroon 30.2 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate -0.308 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.81 per 100,000 population in 2008.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.45 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.