Road traffic deaths — all countries

Road traffic deaths — Afghanistan

Road traffic deaths in Afghanistan in 2021 — 9,684 people. Ranked 173 in the world out of 195. Since 2021, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2021 9,684 people
World rank 173of 195
Period maximum 9,684 people2021
Period minimum 9,684 people2021

Trend over time

2021–2021 · people

Change over the period: +0 (+0%)

Comparison, 2021

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

Afghanistan 9,684 people
World computed 1.16M people
South Asia computed 285,818 people
Southern Asia computed 303,974 people
Low-income countries computed 137,217 people
Road traffic deaths — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2021 9,684

Southern Asia, 2021

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

About the indicator

The estimated number of people killed in road traffic accidents during a year. In absolute numbers the picture is set by the size of the country and of its vehicle fleet: more than half of the world's road deaths occur in a dozen of the most populous states. The world total holds at around 1.2 million people a year — that makes roads one of the leading causes of death among young people.

Important: A single-year snapshot from the WHO report on road safety rather than an annual series: the reports come out once every few years. For the trend, the death rate per 100,000 people serves better.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.