Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) was 19.7 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Sri Lanka, 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
Sri Lanka recorded 19.7 per 100,000 population for mortality caused by road traffic injury in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Sri Lanka peaked at 19.7 per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.1 per 100,000 population, in 2014.
That places Sri Lanka 72nd out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.1 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 15.3 per 100,000 population | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 15.1 per 100,000 population | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 15 per 100,000 population | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 14.7 per 100,000 population | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 14.9 per 100,000 population | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 14.4 per 100,000 population | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 14.4 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.2 per 100,000 population | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 14.3 per 100,000 population | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 14.2 per 100,000 population | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 14.1 per 100,000 population | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 12.9 per 100,000 population | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 12.6 per 100,000 population | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 12.1 per 100,000 population | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 13.9 per 100,000 population | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 14.7 per 100,000 population | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 16.3 per 100,000 population | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 17.9 per 100,000 population | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 19.7 per 100,000 population | +10.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 19.7 per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.3 per 100,000 population, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 19.7 per 100,000 population is above the median for South Asia, which is 15.9 per 100,000 population, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.74 per 100,000 population | 14.2 per 100,000 population | 15.3 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.84 per 100,000 population | 12.1 per 100,000 population | 19.7 per 100,000 population | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Sri Lanka?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Sri Lanka was 19.7 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1 per 100,000 population in 2014.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Sri Lanka ranks 72nd out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.