Road traffic death rate — all countries

Road traffic death rate — Western Africa

Road traffic death rate in Western Africa in 2019 — 23.6 per 100k. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 16.6%.

2019 23.6 per 100k −0.2% vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 28.6 per 100k2002
Period minimum 23.6 per 100k2019

Trend over time

2000–2019 · per 100,000 people

Road traffic death rate — Western Africa, 2000–20192224262830200020022004200620082010201220142016201820192000: 28.3 per 100k2001: 28.4 per 100k2002: 28.6 per 100k2003: 28 per 100k2004: 27.5 per 100k2005: 27.2 per 100k2006: 26.8 per 100k2007: 26.4 per 100k2008: 26 per 100k2009: 26.1 per 100k2010: 26 per 100k2011: 24.6 per 100k2012: 24.1 per 100k2013: 24 per 100k2014: 23.9 per 100k2015: 23.8 per 100k2016: 23.8 per 100k2017: 23.7 per 100k2018: 23.7 per 100k2019: 23.6 per 100k
Change over the period: −4.7 (−16.57%) Average annual rate: -0.95 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Western Africa 23.6 per 100k
World 16.7 per 100k
Road traffic death rate — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2019 23.6 −0 −0.2%
2018 23.7 −0 −0.18%
2017 23.7 −0.1 −0.51%
2016 23.8 +0 +0.13%
2015 23.8 −0.2 −0.69%
2014 23.9 −0 −0.12%
2013 24 −0.1 −0.39%
2012 24.1 −0.6 −2.24%
2011 24.6 −1.4 −5.46%
2010 26 −0 −0.14%
2009 26.1 +0.1 +0.44%
2008 26 −0.4 −1.6%
2007 26.4 −0.4 −1.38%
2006 26.8 −0.4 −1.63%
2005 27.2 −0.3 −1.2%
2004 27.5 −0.5 −1.66%
2003 28 −0.6 −2.02%
2002 28.6 +0.1 +0.43%
2001 28.4 +0.2 +0.55%
2000 28.3

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.