Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Togo
Togo: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) was 28.7 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Togo, 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 Togo is 28.7 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 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Togo peaked at 31.3 per 100,000 population in 2008 and was at its lowest, 28.7 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
Togo ranks 33rd 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 (per 100,000 population) in Togo, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.1 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 30.4 per 100,000 population | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 30.8 per 100,000 population | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 30.9 per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 31 per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 30.9 per 100,000 population | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 31.2 per 100,000 population | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 31.1 per 100,000 population | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 31.3 per 100,000 population | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 31.3 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31.1 per 100,000 population | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 31.1 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30.6 per 100,000 population | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 30.7 per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 30.3 per 100,000 population | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 29.9 per 100,000 population | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 29.6 per 100,000 population | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 29.2 per 100,000 population | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 28.8 per 100,000 population | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 28.7 per 100,000 population | -0.3% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 28.7 per 100,000 population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.45 per 100,000 population, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 28.7 per 100,000 population is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.95 per 100,000 population, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9 per 100,000 population | 30.1 per 100,000 population | 31.3 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 30 per 100,000 population | 28.7 per 100,000 population | 31.1 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 32 Madagascar 29.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 34 Kenya 28.3 per 100,000 population compare
- 35 Ethiopia 28.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 36 Sao Tome and Principe 27.9 per 100,000 population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Togo?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Togo was 28.7 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3 per 100,000 population in 2008.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Togo rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Togo ranks 33rd out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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.