Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Libya
Libya: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 21.3 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Libya, 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
Libya recorded 21.3 per 100,000 population for mortality caused by road traffic injury in 2019.
The figure is up 13.9% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Libya peaked at 26.2 per 100,000 population in 2011 and was at its lowest, 18.7 per 100,000 population, in 2018.
That places Libya 62nd 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.6 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 21.1 per 100,000 population | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 21.5 per 100,000 population | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 21.1 per 100,000 population | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 21.2 per 100,000 population | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 21.1 per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 21.3 per 100,000 population | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 21.2 per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 21.1 per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 21.9 per 100,000 population | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 22 per 100,000 population | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 26.2 per 100,000 population | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 22.3 per 100,000 population | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 23 per 100,000 population | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 23.6 per 100,000 population | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 24.3 per 100,000 population | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 25.2 per 100,000 population | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 21.3 per 100,000 population | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 18.7 per 100,000 population | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 21.3 per 100,000 population | +13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.21 per 100,000 population | 20.6 per 100,000 population | 21.9 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.79 per 100,000 population | 18.7 per 100,000 population | 26.2 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 59 South Africa 22.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 60 Paraguay 22 per 100,000 population compare
- 61 Iran, Islamic Republic of 21.5 per 100,000 population compare
- 63 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 21.1 per 100,000 population compare
- 64 Mongolia 21 per 100,000 population compare
- 65 Algeria 20.9 per 100,000 population compare
- 65 El Salvador 20.9 per 100,000 population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Libya?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Libya was 21.3 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2 per 100,000 population in 2011.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7 per 100,000 population in 2018.
- How does Libya rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Libya ranks 62nd out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.