Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Zambia

Zambia: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 20.5 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
20.5 per 100,000 population
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
68th
of 183 countries
All-time high
27.4 per 100,000 population
in 2000
All-time low
20.4 per 100,000 population
in 2012
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Zambia, 2000–2019

01020302000200920192000: 27.4 per 100,000 population2001: 27.2 per 100,000 population2002: 26.9 per 100,000 population2003: 26.2 per 100,000 population2004: 25.9 per 100,000 population2005: 25.4 per 100,000 population2006: 24.9 per 100,000 population2007: 24.1 per 100,000 population2008: 23.9 per 100,000 population2009: 23.8 per 100,000 population2010: 23.6 per 100,000 population2011: 20.7 per 100,000 population2012: 20.4 per 100,000 population2013: 20.4 per 100,000 population2014: 20.6 per 100,000 population2015: 20.9 per 100,000 population2016: 21.2 per 100,000 population2017: 20.6 per 100,000 population2018: 20.5 per 100,000 population2019: 20.5 per 100,000 population

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

Zambia recorded 20.5 per 100,000 population for mortality caused by road traffic injury in 2019.

That represents a change of down 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Zambia peaked at 27.4 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.4 per 100,000 population, in 2012.

Zambia ranks 68th 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 in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Zambia, 2000 to 2019.
Year per 100,000 population Change
2000 27.4 per 100,000 population
2001 27.2 per 100,000 population -0.7%
2002 26.9 per 100,000 population -1.1%
2003 26.2 per 100,000 population -2.6%
2004 25.9 per 100,000 population -1.1%
2005 25.4 per 100,000 population -1.9%
2006 24.9 per 100,000 population -2.0%
2007 24.1 per 100,000 population -3.2%
2008 23.9 per 100,000 population -0.8%
2009 23.8 per 100,000 population -0.4%
2010 23.6 per 100,000 population -0.8%
2011 20.7 per 100,000 population -12.3%
2012 20.4 per 100,000 population -1.4%
2013 20.4 per 100,000 population +0.0%
2014 20.6 per 100,000 population +1.0%
2015 20.9 per 100,000 population +1.5%
2016 21.2 per 100,000 population +1.4%
2017 20.6 per 100,000 population -2.8%
2018 20.5 per 100,000 population -0.5%
2019 20.5 per 100,000 population +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.57 per 100,000 population 23.8 per 100,000 population 27.4 per 100,000 population 10
2010s 20.94 per 100,000 population 20.4 per 100,000 population 23.6 per 100,000 population 10

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  3. 67 Nigeria 20.7 per 100,000 population compare
  4. 69 Myanmar 20.4 per 100,000 population compare
  5. 70 Ecuador 20.1 per 100,000 population compare
  6. 71 Armenia 20 per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Zambia?
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Zambia was 20.5 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 Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 27.4 per 100,000 population in 2000.
What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 20.4 per 100,000 population in 2012.
How does Zambia rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
Zambia ranks 68th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zambia 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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Indicator
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population)
Unit
per 100,000 population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 4,600 data points, 2000–2019
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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.