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Road traffic death rate — all countries

Road traffic death rate — Afghanistan

Road traffic death rate in Afghanistan in 2019 — 15.9 per 100k. Ranked 97 in the world out of 183. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 8.2%.

2019 15.9 per 100k +11.97% vs 2018
World rank 97of 183
Period maximum 15.9 per 100k2019
Period minimum 13.8 per 100k2012

Trend over time

2000–2019 · per 100,000 people

Road traffic death rate — Afghanistan, 2000–201913141516200020022004200620082010201220142016201820192000: 14.7 per 100k2001: 15.1 per 100k2002: 14.9 per 100k2003: 15 per 100k2004: 15.2 per 100k2005: 15.2 per 100k2006: 15.1 per 100k2007: 15 per 100k2008: 15 per 100k2009: 14.4 per 100k2010: 14.4 per 100k2011: 14.2 per 100k2012: 13.8 per 100k2013: 14 per 100k2014: 14.1 per 100k2015: 14.4 per 100k2016: 14.8 per 100k2017: 15.1 per 100k2018: 14.2 per 100k2019: 15.9 per 100k
Change over the period: +1.2 (+8.16%) Average annual rate: 0.41 %

Comparison, 2019

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 15.9 per 100k
World 16.7 per 100k
South Asia 15.6 per 100k
Southern Asia computed 15.6 per 100k
Low-income countries computed 28.5 per 100k
Road traffic death rate — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2019 15.9 +1.7 +11.97%
2018 14.2 −0.9 −5.96%
2017 15.1 +0.3 +2.03%
2016 14.8 +0.4 +2.78%
2015 14.4 +0.3 +2.13%
2014 14.1 +0.1 +0.71%
2013 14 +0.2 +1.45%
2012 13.8 −0.4 −2.82%
2011 14.2 −0.2 −1.39%
2010 14.4 +0 +0%
2009 14.4 −0.6 −4%
2008 15 +0 +0%
2007 15 −0.1 −0.66%
2006 15.1 −0.1 −0.66%
2005 15.2 +0 +0%
2004 15.2 +0.2 +1.33%
2003 15 +0.1 +0.67%
2002 14.9 −0.2 −1.32%
2001 15.1 +0.4 +2.72%
2000 14.7 — —

Southern Asia, 2019

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MV Maldives 1.6 PK Pakistan 13 BD Bangladesh 15.3 IN India 15.6 AF Afghanistan 15.9 BT Bhutan 16.2 NP Nepal 16.3 LK Sri Lanka 19.7 IR Iran 21.5
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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.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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