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Road traffic death rate

How many people are killed in road accidents per 100,000 residents per year.

Unit: per 100,000 people Period: 2000–2019 Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO)
Source: WHO · About the indicator
Average: 16.6 per 100k Countries: 190

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2013 to 2019.

Road traffic death rate, 2013–2019

Top-20 · per 100,000 people

Road traffic death rate, 2013–2019020406080Dominican RepublicDominican Republic: 64.6 per 100k64.6ZimbabweZimbabwe: 41.2 per 100k41.2VenezuelaVenezuela: 39 per 100k39LiberiaLiberia: 38.9 per 100k38.9EritreaEritrea: 37.9 per 100k37.9Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 37.7 per 100k37.7South SudanSouth Sudan: 36.7 per 100k36.7Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 35.9 per 100k35.9BurundiBurundi: 35.5 per 100k35.5Democratic Republic of …Democratic Republic of the Congo: 34.9 per 100k34.9NamibiaNamibia: 34.8 per 100k34.8EswatiniEswatini: 33.5 per 100k33.5MalawiMalawi: 33.4 per 100k33.4Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: 33 per 100k33TongaTonga: 33 per 100k33ChadChad: 32.4 per 100k32.4Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 32.2 per 100k32.2ThailandThailand: 32.2 per 100k32.2LesothoLesotho: 31.9 per 100k31.9TanzaniaTanzania: 31.1 per 100k31.1
Road traffic death rate — 2013–2019 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 DO Dominican Republic 64.6 2019 190
2 ZW Zimbabwe 41.2 2019 189
3 VE Venezuela 39 2019 188
4 LR Liberia 38.9 2019 187
5 ER Eritrea 37.9 2019 186
6 CF Central African Republic 37.7 2019 185
7 SS South Sudan 36.7 2019 184
8 SA Saudi Arabia 35.9 2019 183
9 BI Burundi 35.5 2019 182
10 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 34.9 2019 181
11 NA Namibia 34.8 2019 180
12 SZ Eswatini 33.5 2019 179
13 MW Malawi 33.4 2019 178
14 SL Sierra Leone 33 2019 176
15 TO Tonga 33 2019 176
16 TD Chad 32.4 2019 175
17 GW Guinea-Bissau 32.2 2019 173
18 TH Thailand 32.2 2019 173
19 LS Lesotho 31.9 2019 172
20 TZ Tanzania 31.1 2019 171
21 BF Burkina Faso 31 2019 170
22 VN Vietnam 30.6 2019 169
23 CM Cameroon 30.2 2019 168
24 MZ Mozambique 30 2019 167
25 LC Saint Lucia 29.8 2019 166
26 GN Guinea 29.7 2019 164
27 CG Republic of the Congo 29.7 2019 164
28 GM Gambia 29.6 2019 163
29 RW Rwanda 29.4 2019 160
30 UG Uganda 29.4 2019 160
31 YE Yemen 29.4 2019 160
32 MG Madagascar 29.2 2019 159
33 TG Togo 28.7 2019 158
34 KE Kenya 28.3 2019 157
35 ET Ethiopia 28.2 2019 156
36 ST Sao Tome and Principe 27.9 2019 155
37 SO Somalia 27.4 2019 154
38 IQ Iraq 27.3 2019 153
39 GQ Equatorial Guinea 27.2 2019 152
40 BJ Benin 26.8 2019 149
41 CV Cabo Verde 26.8 2019 149
42 SD Sudan 26.8 2019 149
43 KM Comoros 26.6 2019 148
44 BW Botswana 26.4 2019 147
45 AO Angola 26.1 2019 146
46 GH Ghana 25.7 2019 145
47 MR Mauritania 25.6 2019 144
48 NE Niger 25.5 2019 143
49 KP North Korea 24.2 2019 142
50 CI Côte d'Ivoire 24.1 2019 141
51 GA Gabon 23.9 2019 140
52 DJ Djibouti 23.5 2019 138
53 SN Senegal 23.5 2019 138
54 GT Guatemala 22.9 2019 137
55 ML Mali 22.7 2019 136
56 BZ Belize 22.6 2019 135
57 MY Malaysia 22.5 2019 134
58 GY Guyana 22.3 2019 133
59 ZA South Africa 22.2 2019 132
60 PY Paraguay 22 2019 131
61 IR Iran 21.5 2019 130
62 LY Libya 21.3 2019 129
63 BO Bolivia 21.1 2019 128
64 MN Mongolia 21 2019 127
65 DZ Algeria 20.9 2019 125
66 SV El Salvador 20.9 2019 125
67 NG Nigeria 20.7 2019 124
68 ZM Zambia 20.5 2019 123
69 MM Myanmar 20.4 2019 122
70 EC Ecuador 20.1 2019 121
71 AM Armenia 20 2019 120
72 LK Sri Lanka 19.7 2019 119
73 KH Cambodia 19.6 2019 118
74 HT Haiti 18.8 2019 117
75 LA Laos 17.9 2019 116
76 CN China 17.4 2019 115
77 JO Jordan 17 2019 113
78 MA Morocco 17 2019 113
79 NI Nicaragua 16.9 2019 112
80 SB Solomon Islands 16.5 2019 110
81 TN Tunisia 16.5 2019 110
82 LB Lebanon 16.4 2019 109
83 NP Nepal 16.3 2019 108
84 BT Bhutan 16.2 2019 107
85 HN Honduras 16.1 2019 106
86 BR Brazil 16 2019 105
87 AF Afghanistan 15.9 2019 104
88 TJ Tajikistan 15.7 2019 103
89 IN India 15.6 2019 102
90 CO Colombia 15.4 2019 100
91 KW Kuwait 15.4 2019 100
92 BD Bangladesh 15.3 2019 98
93 SR Suriname 15.3 2019 98
94 JM Jamaica 15.1 2019 97
95 CL Chile 14.9 2019 94
96 SY Syria 14.9 2019 94
97 VU Vanuatu 14.9 2019 94
98 CR Costa Rica 14.8 2019 92
99 UY Uruguay 14.8 2019 92
100 AR Argentina 14.1 2019 91
101 PA Panama 13.9 2019 90
102 PE Peru 13.6 2019 89
103 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.5 2019 86
104 FJ Fiji 13.5 2019 86
105 TM Turkmenistan 13.5 2019 86
106 PK Pakistan 13 2019 84
107 WS Samoa 13 2019 84
108 MX Mexico 12.8 2019 83
109 KZ Kazakhstan 12.7 2019 80
110 KG Kyrgyzstan 12.7 2019 80
111 US United States 12.7 2019 80
112 PG Papua New Guinea 12.6 2019 79
113 GE Georgia 12.4 2019 78
114 MU Mauritius 12.2 2019 77
115 PH Philippines 12 2019 75
116 RU Russia 12 2019 75
117 TL Timor-Leste 11.9 2019 74
118 AL Albania 11.7 2019 72
119 UZ Uzbekistan 11.7 2019 72
120 ID Indonesia 11.3 2019 70
121 SC Seychelles 11.3 2019 70
122 DM Dominica 10.9 2016 69
123 OM Oman 10.6 2019 68
124 RO Romania 10.3 2019 67
125 UA Ukraine 10.2 2019 66
126 EG Egypt 10.1 2019 65
127 NZ New Zealand 9.6 2019 64
128 PL Poland 9.4 2019 63
129 TT Trinidad and Tobago 9.3 2019 62
130 BG Bulgaria 9.2 2019 61
131 CU Cuba 8.9 2019 59
132 AE United Arab Emirates 8.9 2019 59
133 KR South Korea 8.6 2019 58
134 GR Greece 8.3 2019 57
135 BB Barbados 8.2 2019 55
136 PT Portugal 8.2 2019 55
137 LV Latvia 8.1 2019 53
138 LT Lithuania 8.1 2019 53
139 GD Grenada 8 2019 52
140 HR Croatia 7.9 2019 51
141 BS Bahamas 7.7 2019 49
142 HU Hungary 7.7 2019 49
143 AD Andorra 7.6 2013 46
144 BY Belarus 7.6 2019 46
145 ME Montenegro 7.6 2019 46
146 BN Brunei Darussalam 7.5 2019 44
147 RS Serbia 7.5 2019 44
148 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.4 2019 43
149 MD Moldova 7.3 2019 41
150 QA Qatar 7.3 2019 41
151 AZ Azerbaijan 6.7 2019 39
152 TR Türkiye 6.7 2019 39
153 SK Slovakia 6.1 2019 38
154 CZ Czechia 5.9 2019 37
155 BE Belgium 5.8 2019 35
156 CY Cyprus 5.8 2019 35
157 MH Marshall Islands 5.7 2013 34
158 CA Canada 5.3 2019 31
159 IT Italy 5.3 2019 31
160 PS Palestine 5.3 2016 31
161 BH Bahrain 5.2 2019 30
162 FR France 5.1 2019 27
163 MK North Macedonia 5.1 2019 27
164 SI Slovenia 5.1 2019 27
165 AU Australia 4.9 2019 25
166 AT Austria 4.9 2019 25
167 PW Palau 4.8 2013 24
168 EE Estonia 4.5 2019 23
169 LU Luxembourg 4.1 2019 21
170 MT Malta 4.1 2019 21
171 NL Netherlands 4 2019 20
172 FI Finland 3.9 2019 17
173 IL Israel 3.9 2019 17
174 ES Spain 3.9 2019 17
175 DE Germany 3.8 2019 16
176 DK Denmark 3.7 2019 15
177 JP Japan 3.6 2019 14
178 GB United Kingdom 3.2 2019 13
179 IE Ireland 3.1 2019 11
180 SE Sweden 3.1 2019 11
181 CH Switzerland 2.2 2019 10
182 NO Norway 2.1 2019 8
183 SG Singapore 2.1 2019 8
184 IS Iceland 2 2019 7
185 KI Kiribati 1.9 2019 6
186 MV Maldives 1.6 2019 5
187 FM Micronesia 0.2 2019 4
188 AG Antigua and Barbuda 0 2019 1
189 MC Monaco 0 2013 1
190 SM San Marino 0 2016 1
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Maximum 64.6 per 100k
Median 14.9 per 100k
Minimum 0 per 100k
World 16.7 per 100k

About the indicator

The number of people killed in road traffic accidents per 100,000 people per year, as estimated by WHO. An estimate, not the sum of police reports: in many countries only deaths at the scene enter the statistics while those who die in hospital later do not, and WHO brings the data to a single thirty-day rule. The spread between countries reaches tenfold and is determined not so much by the number of cars as by the state of the roads, the rules and compliance with them.

Important: It is calculated per population, not per number of cars or kilometers driven. By risk per kilometer the order of countries is different: in countries with a small vehicle fleet there are more accidents for every car.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
per 100,000 people
Observation period
2000–2019
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Dataset
Global Health Observatory

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