Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) was 16.5 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Tunisia, 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
Tunisia recorded 16.5 per 100,000 population for mortality caused by road traffic injury in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Tunisia peaked at 24.1 per 100,000 population in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16.5 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
Tunisia ranks 80th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.7 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 23.2 per 100,000 population | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 22.9 per 100,000 population | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 23.3 per 100,000 population | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 23.4 per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 24.1 per 100,000 population | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 23.9 per 100,000 population | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 23.7 per 100,000 population | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 24 per 100,000 population | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 23.8 per 100,000 population | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 23.9 per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 23.7 per 100,000 population | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 22.9 per 100,000 population | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 22.8 per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 22.8 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.9 per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 23 per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 21.5 per 100,000 population | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 18.7 per 100,000 population | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 16.5 per 100,000 population | -11.8% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 16.5 per 100,000 population is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.45 per 100,000 population, 81% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 16.5 per 100,000 population is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.15 per 100,000 population, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.6 per 100,000 population | 22.9 per 100,000 population | 24.1 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.87 per 100,000 population | 16.5 per 100,000 population | 23.9 per 100,000 population | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Tunisia?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Tunisia was 16.5 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1 per 100,000 population in 2005.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Tunisia rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Tunisia ranks 80th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.