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Road traffic death rate — all countries

Road traffic death rate — South Africa

Road traffic death rate in South Africa in 2019 — 22.2 per 100k. Ranked 125 in the world out of 183. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 49.5%.

2019 22.2 per 100k −2.2% vs 2018
World rank 125of 183
Period maximum 44 per 100k2000
Period minimum 22.2 per 100k2019

Trend over time

2000–2019 · per 100,000 people

Road traffic death rate — South Africa, 2000–201920304050200020022004200620082010201220142016201820192000: 44 per 100k2001: 38.3 per 100k2002: 39.9 per 100k2003: 43.4 per 100k2004: 41.3 per 100k2005: 38.1 per 100k2006: 41.1 per 100k2007: 32.4 per 100k2008: 29.5 per 100k2009: 28.6 per 100k2010: 28.6 per 100k2011: 27.8 per 100k2012: 26.5 per 100k2013: 22.8 per 100k2014: 24 per 100k2015: 24.1 per 100k2016: 25.8 per 100k2017: 23.2 per 100k2018: 22.7 per 100k2019: 22.2 per 100k
Change over the period: −21.8 (−49.55%) Average annual rate: -3.54 %

Comparison, 2019

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

South Africa 22.2 per 100k
World 16.7 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 27.4 per 100k
Southern Africa computed 23.3 per 100k
Upper-middle-income countries computed 16.8 per 100k
Road traffic death rate — South Africa, by year South Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2019 22.2 −0.5 −2.2%
2018 22.7 −0.5 −2.16%
2017 23.2 −2.6 −10.08%
2016 25.8 +1.7 +7.05%
2015 24.1 +0.1 +0.42%
2014 24 +1.2 +5.26%
2013 22.8 −3.7 −13.96%
2012 26.5 −1.3 −4.68%
2011 27.8 −0.8 −2.8%
2010 28.6 +0 +0%
2009 28.6 −0.9 −3.05%
2008 29.5 −2.9 −8.95%
2007 32.4 −8.7 −21.17%
2006 41.1 +3 +7.87%
2005 38.1 −3.2 −7.75%
2004 41.3 −2.1 −4.84%
2003 43.4 +3.5 +8.77%
2002 39.9 +1.6 +4.18%
2001 38.3 −5.7 −12.95%
2000 44 — —

Southern Africa, 2019

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

ZA South Africa 22.2 BW Botswana 26.4 LS Lesotho 31.9 SZ Eswatini 33.5 NA Namibia 34.8
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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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