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Estimated road traffic death rate (per 100,000 population)

WHO-estimated road traffic death rate per 100,000 population (2019), adjusted for under-reporting to enable comparable country-by-country mapping.

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health Observatory (GHO)•187 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
16.1deaths per 100,000 population
Median: 16.0deaths per 100,000 population
Countries Covered
187
with available data
Highest
Country 434
36.5deaths per 100,000 population
Lowest
Andorra
0.0deaths per 100,000 population
Top 5 Countries
1Country 43436.5deaths per 100,000 population
2Country 21434.6deaths per 100,000 population
3Country 83432.9deaths per 100,000 population
4Thailand32.2deaths per 100,000 population
5Nigeria30.6deaths per 100,000 population
By Region
Africa24.2deaths per 100,000 population(9 countries)
Other19.1deaths per 100,000 population(109 countries)
Asia15.8deaths per 100,000 population(25 countries)
South America13.8deaths per 100,000 population(7 countries)
North America13.3deaths per 100,000 population(4 countries)
Key Findings
  • •Rates vary widely across countries in 2019, from near 0 in some microstates to above 30 deaths per 100,000 in several countries.
  • •Some of the highest listed rates include Libya (36.5), Dominican Republic (34.6), and United Republic of Tanzania (32.9).
  • •Many high-income countries cluster at low single-digit rates (e.g., Sweden 2.1, Norway 2.5, Switzerland 2.6).
  • •A large number of countries fall in the mid-to-high teens and 20s, indicating a substantial global road-injury burden.

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0deaths per 100,000 population)High (36.5deaths per 100,000 population)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.1deaths per 100,000 population)

Africa (9)
Other (109)
Asia (25)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Europe (31)

About This Statistic

The estimated road traffic death rate measures how many people die from road traffic crashes per 100,000 population in a given year. Unlike raw police-reported counts, the World Health Organization (WHO) provides standardized estimates that may adjust for under-reporting and differences in national reporting systems, improving cross-country comparability.

This indicator is widely used to assess the overall burden of road traffic injuries and to monitor road safety progress across countries. Higher values generally reflect greater crash risk and/or weaker road safety systems (infrastructure, enforcement, vehicle standards, emergency response), though interpretation can also be influenced by exposure (e.g., travel volume) and data quality.

Methodology

WHO produces modeled/estimated road traffic death rates to improve international comparability. Estimates may adjust national reported road traffic deaths for under-reporting and harmonize definitions/coverage using a standardized approach, then express results as deaths per 100,000 population for the given year.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Libya36.5deaths per 100,000 population
2Dominican Republic34.6deaths per 100,000 population
3United Republic of Tanzania32.9deaths per 100,000 population
4Thailand32.2deaths per 100,000 population
5Nigeria30.6deaths per 100,000 population
6Sierra Leone29.8deaths per 100,000 population
7Liberia29.5deaths per 100,000 population
8South Sudan29.5deaths per 100,000 population
9Zambia29.5deaths per 100,000 population
10Zimbabwe28.9deaths per 100,000 population
11Uganda28.9deaths per 100,000 population
12Saudi Arabia28.8deaths per 100,000 population
13Eritrea28.6deaths per 100,000 population
14Angola28.0deaths per 100,000 population
15Solomon Islands27.7deaths per 100,000 population
16Central African Republic27.6deaths per 100,000 population
17Malawi27.2deaths per 100,000 population
18Guinea-Bissau27.1deaths per 100,000 population
19North Korea26.9deaths per 100,000 population
20Rwanda26.6deaths per 100,000 population
21Guinea26.5deaths per 100,000 population
22Vietnam26.4deaths per 100,000 population
23Senegal26.2deaths per 100,000 population
24Ethiopia25.5deaths per 100,000 population
25Djibouti25.5deaths per 100,000 population
26Republic of The Gambia25.5deaths per 100,000 population
27Lesotho25.4deaths per 100,000 population
28Eswatini25.4deaths per 100,000 population
29Sudan25.2deaths per 100,000 population
30Yemen25.2deaths per 100,000 population
31Mauritania25.0deaths per 100,000 population
32Bangladesh25.0deaths per 100,000 population
33Namibia24.7deaths per 100,000 population
34Togo24.5deaths per 100,000 population
35Democratic Republic of the Congo24.3deaths per 100,000 population
36Niger24.3deaths per 100,000 population
37Syrian Arab Republic24.2deaths per 100,000 population
38Burundi24.1deaths per 100,000 population
39Cameroon23.9deaths per 100,000 population
40Mali23.8deaths per 100,000 population
41Mozambique23.8deaths per 100,000 population
42Burkina Faso23.7deaths per 100,000 population
43Benin23.5deaths per 100,000 population
44Haiti23.4deaths per 100,000 population
45Chad23.3deaths per 100,000 population
46Madagascar23.1deaths per 100,000 population
47Algeria22.8deaths per 100,000 population
48Cote d'Ivoire22.6deaths per 100,000 population
49Kenya22.6deaths per 100,000 population
50Botswana22.6deaths per 100,000 population
51Malaysia22.5deaths per 100,000 population
52Republic of the Congo22.4deaths per 100,000 population
53Morocco22.4deaths per 100,000 population
54Tunisia22.4deaths per 100,000 population
55Nauru22.2deaths per 100,000 population
56South Africa22.2deaths per 100,000 population
57Kiribati22.1deaths per 100,000 population
58Egypt22.1deaths per 100,000 population
59Gabon22.0deaths per 100,000 population
60Ghana22.0deaths per 100,000 population
61Iraq21.9deaths per 100,000 population
62Guatemala21.8deaths per 100,000 population
63Islamic Republic of Iran21.3deaths per 100,000 population
64Micronesia, Federated States of21.3deaths per 100,000 population
65Bolivia21.3deaths per 100,000 population
66Venezuela21.0deaths per 100,000 population
67Afghanistan21.0deaths per 100,000 population
68Equatorial Guinea20.8deaths per 100,000 population
69Marshall Islands20.7deaths per 100,000 population
70Paraguay20.7deaths per 100,000 population
71Honduras20.4deaths per 100,000 population
72Bahamas20.3deaths per 100,000 population
73Jamaica20.1deaths per 100,000 population
74Suriname20.1deaths per 100,000 population
75Guyana20.0deaths per 100,000 population
76Papua New Guinea20.0deaths per 100,000 population
77El Salvador19.3deaths per 100,000 population
78India18.9deaths per 100,000 population
79Lebanon18.4deaths per 100,000 population
80Sao Tome and Principe18.4deaths per 100,000 population
81People's Republic of China18.2deaths per 100,000 population
82Vanuatu18.0deaths per 100,000 population
83Nicaragua18.0deaths per 100,000 population
84Cambodia17.8deaths per 100,000 population
85Myanmar17.6deaths per 100,000 population
86Belize17.5deaths per 100,000 population
87Sri Lanka17.4deaths per 100,000 population
88Pakistan17.3deaths per 100,000 population
89Saint Lucia17.1deaths per 100,000 population
90Trinidad and Tobago16.7deaths per 100,000 population
91Kyrgyzstan16.6deaths per 100,000 population
92Lao People's Democratic Republic16.6deaths per 100,000 population
93Nepal16.0deaths per 100,000 population
94Panama16.0deaths per 100,000 population
95Brazil16.0deaths per 100,000 population
96Peru15.7deaths per 100,000 population
97Palau15.6deaths per 100,000 population
98Armenia15.6deaths per 100,000 population
99Saint Vincent and the Grenadines15.0deaths per 100,000 population
100Tuvalu15.0deaths per 100,000 population
101Samoa14.9deaths per 100,000 population
102Grenada14.8deaths per 100,000 population
103Costa Rica14.5deaths per 100,000 population
104Turkmenistan14.4deaths per 100,000 population
105Mexico14.3deaths per 100,000 population
106Russian Federation14.1deaths per 100,000 population
107Argentina14.1deaths per 100,000 population
108Tonga14.0deaths per 100,000 population
109Colombia13.9deaths per 100,000 population
110Mongolia13.9deaths per 100,000 population
111Dominica13.7deaths per 100,000 population
112Saint Kitts and Nevis13.7deaths per 100,000 population
113Comoros13.6deaths per 100,000 population
114Uruguay13.6deaths per 100,000 population
115Ecuador13.5deaths per 100,000 population
116Uzbekistan12.6deaths per 100,000 population
117Cape Verde12.5deaths per 100,000 population
118United States of America12.4deaths per 100,000 population
119Bhutan12.4deaths per 100,000 population
120Timor-Leste12.3deaths per 100,000 population
121Albania12.3deaths per 100,000 population
122Indonesia12.2deaths per 100,000 population
123Kazakhstan12.2deaths per 100,000 population
124Brunei Darussalam12.1deaths per 100,000 population
125Philippines11.8deaths per 100,000 population
126Jordan11.2deaths per 100,000 population
127Georgia10.9deaths per 100,000 population
128Antigua and Barbuda10.9deaths per 100,000 population
129Tajikistan10.8deaths per 100,000 population
130Seychelles10.6deaths per 100,000 population
131Azerbaijan10.6deaths per 100,000 population
132Oman10.3deaths per 100,000 population
133Kuwait10.2deaths per 100,000 population
134Mauritius10.2deaths per 100,000 population
135Chile10.0deaths per 100,000 population
136Moldova, Republic of10.0deaths per 100,000 population
137Cuba9.6deaths per 100,000 population
138Romania9.6deaths per 100,000 population
139Bulgaria9.3deaths per 100,000 population
140Montenegro9.3deaths per 100,000 population
141Türkiye9.2deaths per 100,000 population
142Maldives8.6deaths per 100,000 population
143Serbia8.6deaths per 100,000 population
144Ukraine8.5deaths per 100,000 population
145Barbados8.5deaths per 100,000 population
146Bosnia and Herzegovina8.0deaths per 100,000 population
147The Republic of North Macedonia7.9deaths per 100,000 population
148Croatia7.7deaths per 100,000 population
149Poland7.3deaths per 100,000 population
150Greece7.1deaths per 100,000 population
151Belarus6.9deaths per 100,000 population
152Latvia6.9deaths per 100,000 population
153New Zealand6.6deaths per 100,000 population
154Lithuania6.2deaths per 100,000 population
155Portugal6.1deaths per 100,000 population
156South Korea5.9deaths per 100,000 population
157Hungary5.6deaths per 100,000 population
158Australia5.6deaths per 100,000 population
159Cyprus5.3deaths per 100,000 population
160Italy5.3deaths per 100,000 population
161Czech Republic5.1deaths per 100,000 population
162Slovenia5.0deaths per 100,000 population
163Belgium5.0deaths per 100,000 population
164France4.9deaths per 100,000 population
165Slovakia4.9deaths per 100,000 population
166Bahrain4.9deaths per 100,000 population
167Qatar4.8deaths per 100,000 population
168Canada4.7deaths per 100,000 population
169Luxembourg4.5deaths per 100,000 population
170Austria4.1deaths per 100,000 population
171Germany4.0deaths per 100,000 population
172Estonia3.9deaths per 100,000 population
173Finland3.8deaths per 100,000 population
174Ireland3.8deaths per 100,000 population
175Netherlands3.8deaths per 100,000 population
176Israel3.7deaths per 100,000 population
177Spain3.7deaths per 100,000 population
178United Arab Emirates3.7deaths per 100,000 population
179Japan3.6deaths per 100,000 population
180Denmark3.0deaths per 100,000 population
181Malta3.0deaths per 100,000 population
182Iceland2.8deaths per 100,000 population
183United Kingdom2.8deaths per 100,000 population
184Switzerland2.6deaths per 100,000 population
185Norway2.5deaths per 100,000 population
186Singapore2.3deaths per 100,000 population
187Andorra0.0deaths per 100,000 population
Showing 187 of 187 countries

Topics

#road safety#traffic fatalities#injury#mortality#transport#public health#SDG 3.6

Data Source

This data comes from World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health Observatory (GHO) (2019).

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