Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) was 16.4 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon stood at 16.4 per 100,000 population.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Lebanon peaked at 19.2 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.6 per 100,000 population, in 2010.
Lebanon ranks 82nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.2 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 18.8 per 100,000 population | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 18.3 per 100,000 population | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 18.1 per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 17.5 per 100,000 population | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 17 per 100,000 population | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 16.4 per 100,000 population | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 14.9 per 100,000 population | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 14.8 per 100,000 population | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 14.8 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.6 per 100,000 population | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 14.8 per 100,000 population | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 15.9 per 100,000 population | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 16 per 100,000 population | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 16.1 per 100,000 population | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.2 per 100,000 population | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.2 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.3 per 100,000 population | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.3 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.4 per 100,000 population | +0.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 16.4 per 100,000 population is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.45 per 100,000 population, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 16.4 per 100,000 population is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.15 per 100,000 population, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.98 per 100,000 population | 14.8 per 100,000 population | 19.2 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.88 per 100,000 population | 14.6 per 100,000 population | 16.4 per 100,000 population | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Lebanon?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Lebanon was 16.4 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6 per 100,000 population in 2010.
- How does Lebanon rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Lebanon ranks 82nd out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.