Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 41.2 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Zimbabwe, 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
Zimbabwe recorded 41.2 per 100,000 population for mortality caused by road traffic injury in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Zimbabwe peaked at 41.2 per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.3 per 100,000 population, in 2000.
Zimbabwe ranks 2nd of 183 countries on this measure, 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 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.3 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 29.7 per 100,000 population | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 32.4 per 100,000 population | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 33.7 per 100,000 population | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 34.8 per 100,000 population | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 35.3 per 100,000 population | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 36.5 per 100,000 population | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 36.6 per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 37.5 per 100,000 population | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 37.9 per 100,000 population | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 37.6 per 100,000 population | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 37.4 per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 37.3 per 100,000 population | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 37.7 per 100,000 population | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 37.9 per 100,000 population | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 38.7 per 100,000 population | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 39.9 per 100,000 population | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 40.1 per 100,000 population | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 40.6 per 100,000 population | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 41.2 per 100,000 population | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.37 per 100,000 population | 29.3 per 100,000 population | 37.9 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.84 per 100,000 population | 37.3 per 100,000 population | 41.2 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 1 Dominican Republic 64.6 per 100,000 population compare
- 3 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 39 per 100,000 population compare
- 4 Liberia 38.9 per 100,000 population compare
- 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 Zimbabwe?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Zimbabwe was 41.2 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Zimbabwe ranks 2nd out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.