Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 12.6 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea stood at 12.6 per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Papua New Guinea peaked at 18.1 per 100,000 population in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.6 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places Papua New Guinea 112th 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 in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.4 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 17.5 per 100,000 population | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 18 per 100,000 population | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 17.6 per 100,000 population | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 17.7 per 100,000 population | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 18.1 per 100,000 population | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 18 per 100,000 population | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 17.5 per 100,000 population | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 17.4 per 100,000 population | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 17.6 per 100,000 population | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 17.1 per 100,000 population | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 16.8 per 100,000 population | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 16.2 per 100,000 population | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 16.3 per 100,000 population | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 14.3 per 100,000 population | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 14.1 per 100,000 population | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 13.9 per 100,000 population | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 13.9 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.5 per 100,000 population | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 12.6 per 100,000 population | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.68 per 100,000 population | 17.4 per 100,000 population | 18.1 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.87 per 100,000 population | 12.6 per 100,000 population | 17.1 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 109 Kazakhstan 12.7 per 100,000 population compare
- 109 Kyrgyzstan 12.7 per 100,000 population compare
- 109 United States of America 12.7 per 100,000 population compare
- 113 Georgia 12.4 per 100,000 population compare
- 114 Mauritius 12.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 115 Philippines 12 per 100,000 population compare
- 115 Russian Federation 12 per 100,000 population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Papua New Guinea?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Papua New Guinea was 12.6 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1 per 100,000 population in 2005.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 112th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.