Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) was 30.6 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Vietnam, 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
Vietnam recorded 30.6 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 4.8% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Vietnam peaked at 30.6 per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.1 per 100,000 population, in 2000.
That places Vietnam 22nd out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Vietnam, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.1 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 24.2 per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 24.3 per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 24.2 per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 24.9 per 100,000 population | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 24.6 per 100,000 population | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 24.5 per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 24.3 per 100,000 population | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 24.8 per 100,000 population | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 24.6 per 100,000 population | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 25.6 per 100,000 population | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 25.3 per 100,000 population | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 25.4 per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 25 per 100,000 population | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 24.7 per 100,000 population | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 25.4 per 100,000 population | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 26.7 per 100,000 population | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 27.8 per 100,000 population | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 29.2 per 100,000 population | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 30.6 per 100,000 population | +4.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 30.6 per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.3 per 100,000 population, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 30.6 per 100,000 population is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.25 per 100,000 population, 2.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.45 per 100,000 population | 24.1 per 100,000 population | 24.9 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.57 per 100,000 population | 24.7 per 100,000 population | 30.6 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 19 Lesotho 31.9 per 100,000 population compare
- 20 Tanzania 31.1 per 100,000 population compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 31 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
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0357 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Vietnam?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Vietnam was 30.6 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Vietnam ranks 22nd out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.