Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Singapore
Singapore: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 2.1 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Singapore, 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
The most recent figure for mortality caused by road traffic injury in Singapore is 2.1 per 100,000 population, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Singapore peaked at 7 per 100,000 population in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.1 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places Singapore 177th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Singapore, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.5 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 5.8 per 100,000 population | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 6.4 per 100,000 population | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 7 per 100,000 population | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 6.2 per 100,000 population | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 5 per 100,000 population | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 5.3 per 100,000 population | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 6 per 100,000 population | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 5.8 per 100,000 population | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 4.4 per 100,000 population | -24.1% |
| 2010 | 5.1 per 100,000 population | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 4.6 per 100,000 population | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 3.5 per 100,000 population | -23.9% |
| 2013 | 3.2 per 100,000 population | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 3.1 per 100,000 population | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 3 per 100,000 population | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 2.7 per 100,000 population | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5 per 100,000 population | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 2.3 per 100,000 population | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1 per 100,000 population | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.84 per 100,000 population | 4.4 per 100,000 population | 7 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.21 per 100,000 population | 2.1 per 100,000 population | 5.1 per 100,000 population | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Singapore?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Singapore was 2.1 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 7 per 100,000 population in 2003.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Singapore rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Singapore ranks 177th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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.