Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Niger
Niger: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) was 25.5 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Niger, 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 Niger stood at 25.5 per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Niger peaked at 28.4 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.5 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places Niger 48th out of 183 countries 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 (per 100,000 population) in Niger, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.4 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 28.1 per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 28.3 per 100,000 population | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 28 per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 27.9 per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 27.5 per 100,000 population | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 27.6 per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 27.3 per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 27.2 per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 27.3 per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 27.3 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.3 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.2 per 100,000 population | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 26.1 per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 26.1 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.1 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26 per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 25.8 per 100,000 population | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 25.7 per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 25.5 per 100,000 population | -0.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 25.5 per 100,000 population is below the median for low income countries, which is 29.6 per 100,000 population, 86% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 25.5 per 100,000 population is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.95 per 100,000 population, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.76 per 100,000 population | 27.2 per 100,000 population | 28.4 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.21 per 100,000 population | 25.5 per 100,000 population | 27.3 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 45 Angola 26.1 per 100,000 population compare
- 46 Ghana 25.7 per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Mauritania 25.6 per 100,000 population compare
- 49 North Korea 24.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 50 Cote d'Ivoire 24.1 per 100,000 population compare
- 51 Gabon 23.9 per 100,000 population compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0892 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Niger?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Niger was 25.5 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Niger rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Niger ranks 48th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.