Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Namibia
Namibia: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) was 34.8 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 34.8 per 100,000 population, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Namibia peaked at 34.8 per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.3 per 100,000 population, in 2008.
Namibia ranks 11th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.5 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 22.8 per 100,000 population | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 23.2 per 100,000 population | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 22.8 per 100,000 population | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 22 per 100,000 population | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 21.9 per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 23.6 per 100,000 population | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 21.5 per 100,000 population | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 21.3 per 100,000 population | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 26.8 per 100,000 population | +25.8% |
| 2010 | 26.2 per 100,000 population | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 23.9 per 100,000 population | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 28.1 per 100,000 population | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 30.3 per 100,000 population | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 31.1 per 100,000 population | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 32 per 100,000 population | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 32 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33.3 per 100,000 population | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 34 per 100,000 population | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 34.8 per 100,000 population | +2.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 34.8 per 100,000 population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.45 per 100,000 population, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 34.8 per 100,000 population is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.95 per 100,000 population, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +25.8% | 21.3 per 100,000 population | 26.8 per 100,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.84 per 100,000 population | 21.3 per 100,000 population | 26.8 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.57 per 100,000 population | 23.9 per 100,000 population | 34.8 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 8 Saudi Arabia 35.9 per 100,000 population compare
- 9 Burundi 35.5 per 100,000 population compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 34.9 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
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0646 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Namibia?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Namibia was 34.8 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3 per 100,000 population in 2008.
- How does Namibia rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Namibia ranks 11th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.