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Road traffic death rate — all countries

Road traffic death rate — Sierra Leone

Road traffic death rate in Sierra Leone in 2019 — 33 per 100k. Ranked 169 in the world out of 183. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 5.8%.

2019 33 per 100k +2.48% vs 2018
World rank 169of 183
Period maximum 33 per 100k2019
Period minimum 28.4 per 100k2013

Trend over time

2000–2019 · per 100,000 people

Road traffic death rate — Sierra Leone, 2000–201928303234200020022004200620082010201220142016201820192000: 31.2 per 100k2001: 32.3 per 100k2002: 31.3 per 100k2003: 31.3 per 100k2004: 31.2 per 100k2005: 31.5 per 100k2006: 31.2 per 100k2007: 30.7 per 100k2008: 30.5 per 100k2009: 30.5 per 100k2010: 30 per 100k2011: 30 per 100k2012: 29.3 per 100k2013: 28.4 per 100k2014: 28.7 per 100k2015: 30.4 per 100k2016: 30.5 per 100k2017: 31.3 per 100k2018: 32.2 per 100k2019: 33 per 100k
Change over the period: +1.8 (+5.77%) Average annual rate: 0.3 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Sierra Leone 33 per 100k
World 16.7 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 27.4 per 100k
Western Africa computed 23.6 per 100k
Low-income countries computed 28.5 per 100k
Road traffic death rate — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2019 33 +0.8 +2.48%
2018 32.2 +0.9 +2.88%
2017 31.3 +0.8 +2.62%
2016 30.5 +0.1 +0.33%
2015 30.4 +1.7 +5.92%
2014 28.7 +0.3 +1.06%
2013 28.4 −0.9 −3.07%
2012 29.3 −0.7 −2.33%
2011 30 +0 +0%
2010 30 −0.5 −1.64%
2009 30.5 +0 +0%
2008 30.5 −0.2 −0.65%
2007 30.7 −0.5 −1.6%
2006 31.2 −0.3 −0.95%
2005 31.5 +0.3 +0.96%
2004 31.2 −0.1 −0.32%
2003 31.3 +0 +0%
2002 31.3 −1 −3.1%
2001 32.3 +1.1 +3.53%
2000 31.2 — —

Western Africa, 2019

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

NG Nigeria 20.7 ML Mali 22.7 SN Senegal 23.5 CI Côte d'Ivoire 24.1 NE Niger 25.5 MR Mauritania 25.6 GH Ghana 25.7 BJ Benin 26.8 CV Cabo Verde 26.8 TG Togo 28.7 GM Gambia 29.6 GN Guinea 29.7 BF Burkina Faso 31 GW Guinea-Bissau 32.2 SL Sierra Leone 33 LR Liberia 38.9
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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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