Road traffic death rate — all countries

Road traffic death rate — Eastern Africa

Road traffic death rate in Eastern Africa in 2019 — 29.7 per 100k. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.6%.

2019 29.7 per 100k +0.8% vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 29.7 per 100k2019
Period minimum 27.5 per 100k2008

Trend over time

2000–2019 · per 100,000 people

Road traffic death rate — Eastern Africa, 2000–201927282930200020022004200620082010201220142016201820192000: 28.7 per 100k2001: 28.5 per 100k2002: 28.6 per 100k2003: 28.5 per 100k2004: 28.4 per 100k2005: 28.2 per 100k2006: 27.8 per 100k2007: 27.6 per 100k2008: 27.5 per 100k2009: 27.7 per 100k2010: 27.6 per 100k2011: 27.8 per 100k2012: 28.5 per 100k2013: 28.4 per 100k2014: 28.5 per 100k2015: 28.8 per 100k2016: 29.1 per 100k2017: 29.2 per 100k2018: 29.4 per 100k2019: 29.7 per 100k
Change over the period: +1 (+3.57%) Average annual rate: 0.18 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Eastern Africa 29.7 per 100k
World 16.7 per 100k
Road traffic death rate — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2019 29.7 +0.2 +0.8%
2018 29.4 +0.2 +0.8%
2017 29.2 +0.1 +0.47%
2016 29.1 +0.2 +0.84%
2015 28.8 +0.3 +1.18%
2014 28.5 +0.1 +0.37%
2013 28.4 −0.1 −0.36%
2012 28.5 +0.7 +2.35%
2011 27.8 +0.2 +0.79%
2010 27.6 −0 −0.11%
2009 27.7 +0.2 +0.55%
2008 27.5 −0.1 −0.2%
2007 27.6 −0.2 −0.87%
2006 27.8 −0.4 −1.43%
2005 28.2 −0.2 −0.56%
2004 28.4 −0.1 −0.35%
2003 28.5 −0.2 −0.63%
2002 28.6 +0.1 +0.4%
2001 28.5 −0.1 −0.46%
2000 28.7

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.