Road traffic death rate — all countries

Road traffic death rate — Sri Lanka

Road traffic death rate in Sri Lanka in 2019 — 19.7 per 100k. Ranked 112 in the world out of 183. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 30.5%.

2019 19.7 per 100k +10.06% vs 2018
World rank 112of 183
Period maximum 19.7 per 100k2019
Period minimum 12.1 per 100k2014

Trend over time

2000–2019 · per 100,000 people

Road traffic death rate — Sri Lanka, 2000–20191214161820200020022004200620082010201220142016201820192000: 15.1 per 100k2001: 15.3 per 100k2002: 15.1 per 100k2003: 15 per 100k2004: 14.7 per 100k2005: 14.9 per 100k2006: 14.4 per 100k2007: 14.4 per 100k2008: 14.2 per 100k2009: 14.3 per 100k2010: 14.2 per 100k2011: 14.1 per 100k2012: 12.9 per 100k2013: 12.6 per 100k2014: 12.1 per 100k2015: 13.9 per 100k2016: 14.7 per 100k2017: 16.3 per 100k2018: 17.9 per 100k2019: 19.7 per 100k
Change over the period: +4.6 (+30.46%) Average annual rate: 1.41 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Sri Lanka 19.7 per 100k
World 16.7 per 100k
South Asia 15.6 per 100k
Southern Asia computed 15.6 per 100k
Lower-middle-income countries computed 17.4 per 100k
Road traffic death rate — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2019 19.7 +1.8 +10.06%
2018 17.9 +1.6 +9.82%
2017 16.3 +1.6 +10.88%
2016 14.7 +0.8 +5.76%
2015 13.9 +1.8 +14.88%
2014 12.1 −0.5 −3.97%
2013 12.6 −0.3 −2.33%
2012 12.9 −1.2 −8.51%
2011 14.1 −0.1 −0.7%
2010 14.2 −0.1 −0.7%
2009 14.3 +0.1 +0.7%
2008 14.2 −0.2 −1.39%
2007 14.4 +0 +0%
2006 14.4 −0.5 −3.36%
2005 14.9 +0.2 +1.36%
2004 14.7 −0.3 −2%
2003 15 −0.1 −0.66%
2002 15.1 −0.2 −1.31%
2001 15.3 +0.2 +1.32%
2000 15.1

Southern Asia, 2019

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

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.