Road traffic death rate — all countries

Road traffic death rate — Nigeria

Road traffic death rate in Nigeria in 2019 — 20.7 per 100k. Ranked 117 in the world out of 183. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 29.1%.

2019 20.7 per 100k −0.96% vs 2018
World rank 117of 183
Period maximum 29.8 per 100k2002
Period minimum 20.7 per 100k2019

Trend over time

2000–2019 · per 100,000 people

Road traffic death rate — Nigeria, 2000–20192022.52527.530200020022004200620082010201220142016201820192000: 29.2 per 100k2001: 29.6 per 100k2002: 29.8 per 100k2003: 28.6 per 100k2004: 27.6 per 100k2005: 27 per 100k2006: 26.4 per 100k2007: 25.9 per 100k2008: 25.1 per 100k2009: 25.3 per 100k2010: 25.1 per 100k2011: 22.5 per 100k2012: 22.1 per 100k2013: 22 per 100k2014: 21.9 per 100k2015: 21.4 per 100k2016: 21.4 per 100k2017: 21.1 per 100k2018: 20.9 per 100k2019: 20.7 per 100k
Change over the period: −8.5 (−29.11%) Average annual rate: -1.79 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Nigeria 20.7 per 100k
World 16.7 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 27.4 per 100k
Western Africa computed 23.6 per 100k
Lower-middle-income countries computed 17.4 per 100k
Road traffic death rate — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2019 20.7 −0.2 −0.96%
2018 20.9 −0.2 −0.95%
2017 21.1 −0.3 −1.4%
2016 21.4 +0 +0%
2015 21.4 −0.5 −2.28%
2014 21.9 −0.1 −0.45%
2013 22 −0.1 −0.45%
2012 22.1 −0.4 −1.78%
2011 22.5 −2.6 −10.36%
2010 25.1 −0.2 −0.79%
2009 25.3 +0.2 +0.8%
2008 25.1 −0.8 −3.09%
2007 25.9 −0.5 −1.89%
2006 26.4 −0.6 −2.22%
2005 27 −0.6 −2.17%
2004 27.6 −1 −3.5%
2003 28.6 −1.2 −4.03%
2002 29.8 +0.2 +0.68%
2001 29.6 +0.4 +1.37%
2000 29.2

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.