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Road traffic death rate — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Road traffic death rate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2019 — 34.9 per 100k. Ranked 174 in the world out of 183. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 8.4%.

2019 34.9 per 100k +5.76% vs 2018
World rank 174of 183
Period maximum 38.5 per 100k2002
Period minimum 33 per 100k2018

Trend over time

2000–2019 · per 100,000 people

Road traffic death rate — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2000–20193234363840200020022004200620082010201220142016201820192000: 38.1 per 100k2001: 38 per 100k2002: 38.5 per 100k2003: 38 per 100k2004: 36.5 per 100k2005: 36.8 per 100k2006: 36.6 per 100k2007: 36 per 100k2008: 35.8 per 100k2009: 36.3 per 100k2010: 36 per 100k2011: 35.6 per 100k2012: 34 per 100k2013: 34 per 100k2014: 33.6 per 100k2015: 33.5 per 100k2016: 33.7 per 100k2017: 33.2 per 100k2018: 33 per 100k2019: 34.9 per 100k
Change over the period: −3.2 (−8.4%) Average annual rate: -0.46 %

Comparison, 2019

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo 34.9 per 100k
World 16.7 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 27.4 per 100k
Middle Africa computed 32.1 per 100k
Low-income countries computed 28.5 per 100k
Road traffic death rate — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2019 34.9 +1.9 +5.76%
2018 33 −0.2 −0.6%
2017 33.2 −0.5 −1.48%
2016 33.7 +0.2 +0.6%
2015 33.5 −0.1 −0.3%
2014 33.6 −0.4 −1.18%
2013 34 +0 +0%
2012 34 −1.6 −4.49%
2011 35.6 −0.4 −1.11%
2010 36 −0.3 −0.83%
2009 36.3 +0.5 +1.4%
2008 35.8 −0.2 −0.56%
2007 36 −0.6 −1.64%
2006 36.6 −0.2 −0.54%
2005 36.8 +0.3 +0.82%
2004 36.5 −1.5 −3.95%
2003 38 −0.5 −1.3%
2002 38.5 +0.5 +1.32%
2001 38 −0.1 −0.26%
2000 38.1 — —

Middle Africa, 2019

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

GA Gabon 23.9 AO Angola 26.1 GQ Equatorial Guinea 27.2 ST Sao Tome and Principe 27.9 CG Republic of the Congo 29.7 CM Cameroon 30.2 TD Chad 32.4 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 34.9 CF Central African Republic 37.7
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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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