Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Malawi

Malawi: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 33.4 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
33.4 per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
13th
of 183 countries
All-time high
33.4 per 100,000 population
in 2019
All-time low
30.2 per 100,000 population
in 2011
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Malawi, 2000–2019

01020302000200920192000: 31.2 per 100,000 population2001: 32.4 per 100,000 population2002: 33.2 per 100,000 population2003: 32.6 per 100,000 population2004: 32.9 per 100,000 population2005: 32.9 per 100,000 population2006: 32.4 per 100,000 population2007: 31.8 per 100,000 population2008: 31.3 per 100,000 population2009: 30.9 per 100,000 population2010: 30.6 per 100,000 population2011: 30.2 per 100,000 population2012: 31.5 per 100,000 population2013: 31.8 per 100,000 population2014: 32.1 per 100,000 population2015: 32.4 per 100,000 population2016: 32.6 per 100,000 population2017: 32.8 per 100,000 population2018: 33.1 per 100,000 population2019: 33.4 per 100,000 population

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

Malawi recorded 33.4 per 100,000 population for mortality caused by road traffic injury in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Malawi peaked at 33.4 per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.2 per 100,000 population, in 2011.

Malawi ranks 13th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Malawi, 2000 to 2019.
Year per 100,000 population Change
2000 31.2 per 100,000 population
2001 32.4 per 100,000 population +3.8%
2002 33.2 per 100,000 population +2.5%
2003 32.6 per 100,000 population -1.8%
2004 32.9 per 100,000 population +0.9%
2005 32.9 per 100,000 population +0.0%
2006 32.4 per 100,000 population -1.5%
2007 31.8 per 100,000 population -1.9%
2008 31.3 per 100,000 population -1.6%
2009 30.9 per 100,000 population -1.3%
2010 30.6 per 100,000 population -1.0%
2011 30.2 per 100,000 population -1.3%
2012 31.5 per 100,000 population +4.3%
2013 31.8 per 100,000 population +1.0%
2014 32.1 per 100,000 population +0.9%
2015 32.4 per 100,000 population +0.9%
2016 32.6 per 100,000 population +0.6%
2017 32.8 per 100,000 population +0.6%
2018 33.1 per 100,000 population +0.9%
2019 33.4 per 100,000 population +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.16 per 100,000 population 30.9 per 100,000 population 33.2 per 100,000 population 10
2010s 32.05 per 100,000 population 30.2 per 100,000 population 33.4 per 100,000 population 10

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 34.9 per 100,000 population compare
  2. 11 Namibia 34.8 per 100,000 population compare
  3. 12 Eswatini 33.5 per 100,000 population compare
  4. 14 Sierra Leone 33 per 100,000 population compare
  5. 14 Tonga 33 per 100,000 population compare
  6. 16 Chad 32.4 per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Malawi?
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Malawi was 33.4 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 Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 33.4 per 100,000 population in 2019.
What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 30.2 per 100,000 population in 2011.
How does Malawi rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
Malawi ranks 13th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malawi 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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Indicator
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population)
Unit
per 100,000 population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 4,600 data points, 2000–2019
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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.