Mortality caused by road traffic injury in World
World: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 16.75 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in World, 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 World is 16.75 per 100,000 population, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in World peaked at 19.29 per 100,000 population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16.74 per 100,000 population, in 2018.
That places World 26th out of 45 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 World, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.1 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 19.16 per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 19.29 per 100,000 population | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 19.05 per 100,000 population | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 18.85 per 100,000 population | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 18.95 per 100,000 population | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 18.92 per 100,000 population | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 18.86 per 100,000 population | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 18.6 per 100,000 population | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 18.3 per 100,000 population | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 18.2 per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.2 per 100,000 population | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.98 per 100,000 population | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 17.55 per 100,000 population | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 17.2 per 100,000 population | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 17 per 100,000 population | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 16.88 per 100,000 population | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 16.76 per 100,000 population | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 16.74 per 100,000 population | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.75 per 100,000 population | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.91 per 100,000 population | 18.3 per 100,000 population | 19.29 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.33 per 100,000 population | 16.74 per 100,000 population | 18.2 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
- 28 Gambia 29.6 per 100,000 population compare
- 29 Rwanda 29.4 per 100,000 population compare
- 29 Uganda 29.4 per 100,000 population compare
- 29 Yemen 29.4 per 100,000 population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in World?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in World was 16.75 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 19.29 per 100,000 population in 2002.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.74 per 100,000 population in 2018.
- How does World rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- World ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.