Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Mexico
Mexico: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 12.8 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Mexico, 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
Mexico recorded 12.8 per 100,000 population for mortality caused by road traffic injury in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Mexico peaked at 15.8 per 100,000 population in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12.8 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
Mexico ranks 108th 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 in Mexico, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.2 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 14 per 100,000 population | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 14.4 per 100,000 population | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 15 per 100,000 population | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 15 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.6 per 100,000 population | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 15.6 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.1 per 100,000 population | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 15.4 per 100,000 population | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 15.8 per 100,000 population | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 14.5 per 100,000 population | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 14.4 per 100,000 population | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 14.6 per 100,000 population | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 13.3 per 100,000 population | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 13.3 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.6 per 100,000 population | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 13.6 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.1 per 100,000 population | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 13 per 100,000 population | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.8 per 100,000 population | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.91 per 100,000 population | 14 per 100,000 population | 15.8 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.62 per 100,000 population | 12.8 per 100,000 population | 14.6 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 106 Pakistan 13 per 100,000 population compare
- 106 Samoa 13 per 100,000 population compare
- 109 Kazakhstan 12.7 per 100,000 population compare
- 109 Kyrgyzstan 12.7 per 100,000 population compare
- 109 United States 12.7 per 100,000 population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Mexico?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Mexico was 12.8 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8 per 100,000 population in 2009.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Mexico rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Mexico ranks 108th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.