Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 16.98 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
16.98 per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
25th
of 47 groups
All-time high
20.07 per 100,000 population
in 2005
All-time low
16.76 per 100,000 population
in 2017
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2000–2019

051015202000200920192000: 17.9 per 100,000 population2001: 18.4 per 100,000 population2002: 18.9 per 100,000 population2003: 19.8 per 100,000 population2004: 19.8 per 100,000 population2005: 20.1 per 100,000 population2006: 19.9 per 100,000 population2007: 19.3 per 100,000 population2008: 19.4 per 100,000 population2009: 19.3 per 100,000 population2010: 19.4 per 100,000 population2011: 18.6 per 100,000 population2012: 17.5 per 100,000 population2013: 17.2 per 100,000 population2014: 17.3 per 100,000 population2015: 17.3 per 100,000 population2016: 17 per 100,000 population2017: 16.8 per 100,000 population2018: 17 per 100,000 population2019: 17 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

The most recent figure for mortality caused by road traffic injury in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 16.98 per 100,000 population, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 20.07 per 100,000 population in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16.76 per 100,000 population, in 2017.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2000 to 2019.
Year per 100,000 population Change
2000 17.93 per 100,000 population
2001 18.35 per 100,000 population +2.3%
2002 18.92 per 100,000 population +3.1%
2003 19.79 per 100,000 population +4.6%
2004 19.8 per 100,000 population +0.0%
2005 20.07 per 100,000 population +1.4%
2006 19.9 per 100,000 population -0.9%
2007 19.26 per 100,000 population -3.2%
2008 19.43 per 100,000 population +0.9%
2009 19.25 per 100,000 population -0.9%
2010 19.35 per 100,000 population +0.5%
2011 18.62 per 100,000 population -3.8%
2012 17.52 per 100,000 population -5.9%
2013 17.2 per 100,000 population -1.8%
2014 17.3 per 100,000 population +0.6%
2015 17.29 per 100,000 population -0.1%
2016 17.02 per 100,000 population -1.5%
2017 16.76 per 100,000 population -1.5%
2018 16.99 per 100,000 population +1.4%
2019 16.98 per 100,000 population -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.27 per 100,000 population 17.93 per 100,000 population 20.07 per 100,000 population 10
2010s 17.5 per 100,000 population 16.76 per 100,000 population 19.35 per 100,000 population 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 16.98 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 20.07 per 100,000 population in 2005.
What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 16.76 per 100,000 population in 2017.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.