Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 18.45 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Low & middle 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 Low & middle income is 18.45 per 100,000 population, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Low & middle income peaked at 20.27 per 100,000 population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 18.43 per 100,000 population, in 2018.
Low & middle income ranks 14th of 47 groups 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 in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.94 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 20.09 per 100,000 population | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 20.27 per 100,000 population | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 20.02 per 100,000 population | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 19.89 per 100,000 population | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 20.09 per 100,000 population | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 20.15 per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 20.19 per 100,000 population | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 20.1 per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 20.01 per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 20.02 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20 per 100,000 population | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 19.76 per 100,000 population | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 19.32 per 100,000 population | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 18.91 per 100,000 population | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 18.68 per 100,000 population | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 18.56 per 100,000 population | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 18.44 per 100,000 population | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 18.43 per 100,000 population | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 18.45 per 100,000 population | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.07 per 100,000 population | 19.89 per 100,000 population | 20.27 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.06 per 100,000 population | 18.43 per 100,000 population | 20.02 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 11 Namibia 34.8 per 100,000 population compare
- 12 Eswatini 33.5 per 100,000 population compare
- 13 Malawi 33.4 per 100,000 population compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 33 per 100,000 population compare
- 14 Tonga 33 per 100,000 population compare
- 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
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0388 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -0.6511 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 0.226 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Low & middle income?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Low & middle income was 18.45 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 20.27 per 100,000 population in 2002.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.43 per 100,000 population in 2018.
- How does Low & middle income rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Low & middle income ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.