Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 35.9 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Saudi Arabia, 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
Saudi Arabia recorded 35.9 per 100,000 population for mortality caused by road traffic injury in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Saudi Arabia peaked at 35.9 per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.1 per 100,000 population, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 8th 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 in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.1 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 17.1 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.2 per 100,000 population | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 17.7 per 100,000 population | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 23 per 100,000 population | +29.9% |
| 2005 | 25.9 per 100,000 population | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 24.8 per 100,000 population | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 26 per 100,000 population | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 25.7 per 100,000 population | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 23.8 per 100,000 population | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 24.8 per 100,000 population | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 26.1 per 100,000 population | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 27 per 100,000 population | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 26.3 per 100,000 population | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 25 per 100,000 population | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 26.2 per 100,000 population | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 28.7 per 100,000 population | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 30.6 per 100,000 population | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 33.2 per 100,000 population | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 35.9 per 100,000 population | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.83 per 100,000 population | 17.1 per 100,000 population | 26 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.38 per 100,000 population | 24.8 per 100,000 population | 35.9 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 5 Eritrea 37.9 per 100,000 population compare
- 6 Central African Republic 37.7 per 100,000 population compare
- 7 South Sudan 36.7 per 100,000 population compare
- 9 Burundi 35.5 per 100,000 population compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 34.9 per 100,000 population compare
- 11 Namibia 34.8 per 100,000 population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Saudi Arabia?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Saudi Arabia was 35.9 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 8th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.