Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) was 20.7 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria stood at 20.7 per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Nigeria peaked at 29.8 per 100,000 population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 20.7 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
Nigeria ranks 67th 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 (per 100,000 population) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.2 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 29.6 per 100,000 population | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 29.8 per 100,000 population | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 28.6 per 100,000 population | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 27.6 per 100,000 population | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 27 per 100,000 population | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 26.4 per 100,000 population | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 25.9 per 100,000 population | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 25.1 per 100,000 population | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 25.3 per 100,000 population | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 25.1 per 100,000 population | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 22.5 per 100,000 population | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 22.1 per 100,000 population | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 22 per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 21.9 per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 21.4 per 100,000 population | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 21.4 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21.1 per 100,000 population | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 20.9 per 100,000 population | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 20.7 per 100,000 population | -1.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 20.7 per 100,000 population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.45 per 100,000 population, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 20.7 per 100,000 population is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.95 per 100,000 population, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.45 per 100,000 population | 25.1 per 100,000 population | 29.8 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.91 per 100,000 population | 20.7 per 100,000 population | 25.1 per 100,000 population | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Nigeria?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Nigeria was 20.7 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8 per 100,000 population in 2002.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Nigeria rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Nigeria ranks 67th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.