Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) was 39 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Venezuela, 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
Venezuela recorded 39 per 100,000 population for mortality caused by road traffic injury in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Venezuela peaked at 39 per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.2 per 100,000 population, in 2005.
That places Venezuela 3rd out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.4 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 30 per 100,000 population | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 29.9 per 100,000 population | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 27.4 per 100,000 population | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 28.2 per 100,000 population | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 27.2 per 100,000 population | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 30.8 per 100,000 population | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 36.8 per 100,000 population | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 37.7 per 100,000 population | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 36.8 per 100,000 population | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 31.2 per 100,000 population | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 30.1 per 100,000 population | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 34.4 per 100,000 population | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 35.4 per 100,000 population | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 34.5 per 100,000 population | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 34.9 per 100,000 population | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 35.6 per 100,000 population | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 37.8 per 100,000 population | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 38.2 per 100,000 population | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 39 per 100,000 population | +2.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 39 per 100,000 population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.45 per 100,000 population, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 39 per 100,000 population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.3 per 100,000 population, 2.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.22 per 100,000 population | 27.2 per 100,000 population | 37.7 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.11 per 100,000 population | 30.1 per 100,000 population | 39 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 1 Dominican Republic 64.6 per 100,000 population compare
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- 5 Eritrea 37.9 per 100,000 population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Venezuela?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Venezuela was 39 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 39 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2 per 100,000 population in 2005.
- How does Venezuela rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Venezuela ranks 3rd out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.