Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Rwanda
Rwanda: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 29.4 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda stood at 29.4 per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Rwanda peaked at 38 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.4 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
Rwanda ranks 29th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 36.4 per 100,000 population | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 37.2 per 100,000 population | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 36.9 per 100,000 population | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 36.7 per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 37 per 100,000 population | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 35.5 per 100,000 population | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 34.7 per 100,000 population | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 33.6 per 100,000 population | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 34.1 per 100,000 population | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 34 per 100,000 population | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 34 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 34.2 per 100,000 population | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 32.4 per 100,000 population | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 29.9 per 100,000 population | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 30.2 per 100,000 population | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 30.3 per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 30.4 per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.9 per 100,000 population | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 29.4 per 100,000 population | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.01 per 100,000 population | 33.6 per 100,000 population | 38 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.47 per 100,000 population | 29.4 per 100,000 population | 34.2 per 100,000 population | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Rwanda?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Rwanda was 29.4 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 38 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Rwanda rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Rwanda ranks 29th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.