Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Middle income
Middle income: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 17.28 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in 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
In 2019, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Middle income stood at 17.28 per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Middle income peaked at 19.61 per 100,000 population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 17.28 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places Middle income 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 income, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.27 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 19.44 per 100,000 population | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 19.61 per 100,000 population | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 19.32 per 100,000 population | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 19.19 per 100,000 population | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 19.41 per 100,000 population | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 19.49 per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 19.54 per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 19.43 per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 19.32 per 100,000 population | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 19.32 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.29 per 100,000 population | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 19.01 per 100,000 population | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 18.52 per 100,000 population | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 18.03 per 100,000 population | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 17.71 per 100,000 population | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 17.53 per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 17.4 per 100,000 population | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 17.35 per 100,000 population | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 17.28 per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4 per 100,000 population | 19.19 per 100,000 population | 19.61 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.14 per 100,000 population | 17.28 per 100,000 population | 19.32 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 20 Tanzania, United Republic of 31.1 per 100,000 population compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 31 per 100,000 population compare
- 22 Viet Nam 30.6 per 100,000 population compare
- 23 Cameroon 30.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 24 Mozambique 30 per 100,000 population compare
- 25 Saint Lucia 29.8 per 100,000 population compare
- 26 Congo 29.7 per 100,000 population compare
- 26 Guinea 29.7 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Middle income
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0175 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 0.0883 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0158 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 0.0226 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Middle income?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Middle income was 17.28 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 19.61 per 100,000 population in 2002.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.28 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Middle income rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Middle income ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.