Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 17.15 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income is 17.15 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 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Upper middle income peaked at 20.79 per 100,000 population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 17.15 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places Upper middle income 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.14 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 20.47 per 100,000 population | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 20.79 per 100,000 population | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 20.49 per 100,000 population | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 20.29 per 100,000 population | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 20.53 per 100,000 population | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 20.55 per 100,000 population | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 20.45 per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 20.09 per 100,000 population | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 19.85 per 100,000 population | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 19.82 per 100,000 population | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 19.91 per 100,000 population | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 19.51 per 100,000 population | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 18.84 per 100,000 population | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 18.29 per 100,000 population | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 17.93 per 100,000 population | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 17.75 per 100,000 population | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 17.49 per 100,000 population | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 17.32 per 100,000 population | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 17.15 per 100,000 population | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.37 per 100,000 population | 19.85 per 100,000 population | 20.79 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4 per 100,000 population | 17.15 per 100,000 population | 19.91 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 21 Burkina Faso 31 per 100,000 population compare
- 22 Viet Nam 30.6 per 100,000 population compare
- 23 Cameroon 30.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 24 Mozambique 30 per 100,000 population compare
- 25 Saint Lucia 29.8 per 100,000 population compare
- 26 Congo 29.7 per 100,000 population compare
- 26 Guinea 29.7 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0263 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 7.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Upper middle income?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Upper middle income was 17.15 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 20.79 per 100,000 population in 2002.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.15 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Upper middle income rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Upper middle income ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.