Traffic accident deaths - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Traffic accident deaths per 100,000 people, 2019:

The average for 2019 based on 180 countries was 17.05 deaths per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Dominican Republic: 64.6 deaths per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Antigua and Barbuda: 0 deaths per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2019. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: deaths per 100,000 people; Source: The World Health Organization
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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Countries Traffic accident deaths, 2019 Global rank Available data
Domin. Rep. 64.6 1 2000 - 2019
Zimbabwe 41.2 2 2000 - 2019
Venezuela 39 3 2000 - 2019
Liberia 38.9 4 2000 - 2019
Eritrea 37.9 5 2000 - 2019
C.A. Republic 37.7 6 2000 - 2019
Saudi Arabia 35.9 7 2000 - 2019
Burundi 35.5 8 2000 - 2019
DR Congo 34.9 9 2000 - 2019
Namibia 34.8 10 2000 - 2019
Swaziland 33.5 11 2000 - 2019
Malawi 33.4 12 2000 - 2019
Sierra Leone 33 13 2000 - 2019
Tonga 33 14 2000 - 2019
Chad 32.4 15 2000 - 2019
G.-Bissau 32.2 16 2000 - 2019
Thailand 32.2 17 2000 - 2019
Lesotho 31.9 18 2000 - 2019
Tanzania 31.1 19 2000 - 2019
Burkina Faso 31 20 2000 - 2019
Vietnam 30.6 21 2000 - 2019
Cameroon 30.2 22 2000 - 2019
Mozambique 30 23 2000 - 2019
Saint Lucia 29.8 24 2000 - 2019
Guinea 29.7 25 2000 - 2019
R. of Congo 29.7 26 2000 - 2019
Gambia 29.6 27 2000 - 2019
Rwanda 29.4 28 2000 - 2019
Uganda 29.4 29 2000 - 2019
Yemen 29.4 30 2000 - 2019
Madagascar 29.2 31 2000 - 2019
Togo 28.7 32 2000 - 2019
Kenya 28.3 33 2000 - 2019
Ethiopia 28.2 34 2000 - 2019
S.T.&Principe 27.9 35 2000 - 2019
Somalia 27.4 36 2000 - 2019
Iraq 27.3 37 2000 - 2019
Eq. Guinea 27.2 38 2000 - 2019
Benin 26.8 39 2000 - 2019
Cape Verde 26.8 40 2000 - 2019
Sudan 26.8 41 2000 - 2019
Comoros 26.6 42 2000 - 2019
Botswana 26.4 43 2000 - 2019
Angola 26.1 44 2000 - 2019
Ghana 25.7 45 2000 - 2019
Mauritania 25.6 46 2000 - 2019
Niger 25.5 47 2000 - 2019
North Korea 24.2 48 2000 - 2019
Ivory Coast 24.1 49 2000 - 2019
Gabon 23.9 50 2000 - 2019
Djibouti 23.5 51 2000 - 2019
Senegal 23.5 52 2000 - 2019
Guatemala 22.9 53 2000 - 2019
Mali 22.7 54 2000 - 2019
Belize 22.6 55 2000 - 2019
Malaysia 22.5 56 2000 - 2019
Guyana 22.3 57 2000 - 2019
South Africa 22.2 58 2000 - 2019
Paraguay 22 59 2000 - 2019
Iran 21.5 60 2000 - 2019
Libya 21.3 61 2000 - 2019
Bolivia 21.1 62 2000 - 2019
Mongolia 21 63 2000 - 2019
Algeria 20.9 64 2000 - 2019
El Salvador 20.9 65 2000 - 2019
Nigeria 20.7 66 2000 - 2019
Zambia 20.5 67 2000 - 2019
Burma 20.4 68 2000 - 2019
Ecuador 20.1 69 2000 - 2019
Armenia 20 70 2000 - 2019
Sri Lanka 19.7 71 2000 - 2019
Cambodia 19.6 72 2000 - 2019
Haiti 18.8 73 2000 - 2019
Laos 17.9 74 2000 - 2019
China 17.4 75 2000 - 2019
Jordan 17 76 2000 - 2019
Morocco 17 77 2000 - 2019
Nicaragua 16.9 78 2000 - 2019
Solomon Isl. 16.5 79 2000 - 2019
Tunisia 16.5 80 2000 - 2019
Lebanon 16.4 81 2000 - 2019
Nepal 16.3 82 2000 - 2019
Bhutan 16.2 83 2000 - 2019
Honduras 16.1 84 2000 - 2019
Brazil 16 85 2000 - 2019
Afghanistan 15.9 86 2000 - 2019
Tajikistan 15.7 87 2000 - 2019
India 15.6 88 2000 - 2019
Colombia 15.4 89 2000 - 2019
Kuwait 15.4 90 2000 - 2019
Bangladesh 15.3 91 2000 - 2019
Suriname 15.3 92 2000 - 2019
Jamaica 15.1 93 2000 - 2019
Chile 14.9 94 2000 - 2019
Syria 14.9 95 2000 - 2019
Vanuatu 14.9 96 2000 - 2019
Costa Rica 14.8 97 2000 - 2019
Uruguay 14.8 98 2000 - 2019
Argentina 14.1 99 2000 - 2019
Panama 13.9 100 2000 - 2019
Peru 13.6 101 2000 - 2019
Bosnia & Herz. 13.5 102 2000 - 2019
Fiji 13.5 103 2000 - 2019
Turkmenistan 13.5 104 2000 - 2019
Pakistan 13 105 2000 - 2019
Samoa 13 106 2000 - 2019
Mexico 12.8 107 2000 - 2019
Kazakhstan 12.7 108 2000 - 2019
Kyrgyzstan 12.7 109 2000 - 2019
USA 12.7 110 2000 - 2019
Papua N.G. 12.6 111 2000 - 2019
Georgia 12.4 112 2000 - 2019
Mauritius 12.2 113 2000 - 2019
Philippines 12 114 2000 - 2019
Russia 12 115 2000 - 2019
Albania 11.7 116 2000 - 2019
Uzbekistan 11.7 117 2000 - 2019
Indonesia 11.3 118 2000 - 2019
Seychelles 11.3 119 2000 - 2019
Oman 10.6 120 2000 - 2019
Romania 10.3 121 2000 - 2019
Ukraine 10.2 122 2000 - 2019
Egypt 10.1 123 2000 - 2019
New Zealand 9.6 124 2000 - 2019
Poland 9.4 125 2000 - 2019
Tr.&Tobago 9.3 126 2000 - 2019
Bulgaria 9.2 127 2000 - 2019
UA Emirates 8.9 128 2000 - 2019
South Korea 8.6 129 2000 - 2019
Greece 8.3 130 2000 - 2019
Barbados 8.2 131 2000 - 2019
Portugal 8.2 132 2000 - 2019
Latvia 8.1 133 2000 - 2019
Lithuania 8.1 134 2000 - 2019
Grenada 8 135 2000 - 2019
Croatia 7.9 136 2000 - 2019
Bahamas 7.7 137 2000 - 2019
Hungary 7.7 138 2000 - 2019
Belarus 7.6 139 2000 - 2019
Montenegro 7.6 140 2000 - 2019
Brunei 7.5 141 2000 - 2019
Serbia 7.5 142 2000 - 2019
St. Vincent & ... 7.4 143 2000 - 2019
Moldova 7.3 144 2000 - 2019
Qatar 7.3 145 2000 - 2019
Azerbaijan 6.7 146 2000 - 2019
Turkey 6.7 147 2000 - 2019
Slovakia 6.1 148 2000 - 2019
Czechia 5.9 149 2000 - 2019
Belgium 5.8 150 2000 - 2019
Cyprus 5.8 151 2000 - 2019
Canada 5.3 152 2000 - 2019
Italy 5.3 153 2000 - 2019
Bahrain 5.2 154 2000 - 2019
France 5.1 155 2000 - 2019
North Macedonia 5.1 156 2000 - 2019
Slovenia 5.1 157 2000 - 2019
Australia 4.9 158 2000 - 2019
Austria 4.9 159 2000 - 2019
Estonia 4.5 160 2000 - 2019
Luxembourg 4.1 161 2000 - 2019
Malta 4.1 162 2000 - 2019
Netherlands 4 163 2000 - 2019
Finland 3.9 164 2000 - 2019
Israel 3.9 165 2000 - 2019
Spain 3.9 166 2000 - 2019
Germany 3.8 167 2000 - 2019
Denmark 3.7 168 2000 - 2019
Japan 3.6 169 2000 - 2019
UK 3.2 170 2000 - 2019
Ireland 3.1 171 2000 - 2019
Sweden 3.1 172 2000 - 2019
Switzerland 2.2 173 2000 - 2019
Norway 2.1 174 2000 - 2019
Singapore 2.1 175 2000 - 2019
Iceland 2 176 2000 - 2019
Kiribati 1.9 177 2000 - 2019
Maldives 1.6 178 2000 - 2019
Micronesia 0.2 179 2000 - 2019
Ant.& Barb. 0 180 2000 - 2019


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Definition: Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

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1. Domin. Rep.
2. Zimbabwe
3. Venezuela
4. Liberia
5. Eritrea
6. C.A. Republic
7. Saudi Arabia
8. Burundi
9. DR Congo
10. Namibia
11. Swaziland
12. Malawi
13. Sierra Leone
14. Tonga
15. Chad
16. G.-Bissau
17. Thailand
18. Lesotho
19. Tanzania
20. Burkina Faso
21. Vietnam
22. Cameroon
23. Mozambique
24. Saint Lucia
25. Guinea
26. R. of Congo
27. Gambia
28. Rwanda
29. Uganda
30. Yemen
31. Madagascar
32. Togo
33. Kenya
34. Ethiopia
35. S.T.&Principe
36. Somalia
37. Iraq
38. Eq. Guinea
39. Benin
40. Cape Verde
41. Sudan
42. Comoros
43. Botswana
44. Angola
45. Ghana
46. Mauritania
47. Niger
48. North Korea
49. Ivory Coast
50. Gabon
51. Djibouti
52. Senegal
53. Guatemala
54. Mali
55. Belize
56. Malaysia
57. Guyana
58. South Africa
59. Paraguay
60. Iran
61. Libya
62. Bolivia
63. Mongolia
64. Algeria
65. El Salvador
66. Nigeria
67. Zambia
68. Burma
69. Ecuador
70. Armenia
71. Sri Lanka
72. Cambodia
73. Haiti
74. Laos
75. China
76. Jordan
77. Morocco
78. Nicaragua
79. Solomon Isl.
80. Tunisia
81. Lebanon
82. Nepal
83. Bhutan
84. Honduras
85. Brazil
86. Afghanistan
87. Tajikistan
88. India
89. Colombia
90. Kuwait
91. Bangladesh
92. Suriname
93. Jamaica
94. Chile
95. Syria
96. Vanuatu
97. Costa Rica
98. Uruguay
99. Argentina
100. Panama
101. Peru
102. Bosnia & Herz.
103. Fiji
104. Turkmenistan
105. Pakistan
106. Samoa
107. Mexico
108. Kazakhstan
109. Kyrgyzstan
110. USA
111. Papua N.G.
112. Georgia
113. Mauritius
114. Philippines
115. Russia
116. Albania
117. Uzbekistan
118. Indonesia
119. Seychelles
120. Oman
121. Romania
122. Ukraine
123. Egypt
124. New Zealand
125. Poland
126. Tr.&Tobago
127. Bulgaria
128. UA Emirates
129. South Korea
130. Greece
131. Barbados
132. Portugal
133. Latvia
134. Lithuania
135. Grenada
136. Croatia
137. Bahamas
138. Hungary
139. Belarus
140. Montenegro
141. Brunei
142. Serbia
143. St. Vincent & ...
144. Moldova
145. Qatar
146. Azerbaijan
147. Turkey
148. Slovakia
149. Czechia
150. Belgium
151. Cyprus
152. Canada
153. Italy
154. Bahrain
155. France
156. North Macedonia
157. Slovenia
158. Australia
159. Austria
160. Estonia
161. Luxembourg
162. Malta
163. Netherlands
164. Finland
165. Israel
166. Spain
167. Germany
168. Denmark
169. Japan
170. UK
171. Ireland
172. Sweden
173. Switzerland
174. Norway
175. Singapore
176. Iceland
177. Kiribati
178. Maldives
179. Micronesia
180. Ant.& Barb.
64.60
41.20
39.00
38.90
37.90
37.70
35.90
35.50
34.90
34.80
33.50
33.40
33.00
33.00
32.40
32.20
32.20
31.90
31.10
31.00
30.60
30.20
30.00
29.80
29.70
29.70
29.60
29.40
29.40
29.40
29.20
28.70
28.30
28.20
27.90
27.40
27.30
27.20
26.80
26.80
26.80
26.60
26.40
26.10
25.70
25.60
25.50
24.20
24.10
23.90
23.50
23.50
22.90
22.70
22.60
22.50
22.30
22.20
22.00
21.50
21.30
21.10
21.00
20.90
20.90
20.70
20.50
20.40
20.10
20.00
19.70
19.60
18.80
17.90
17.40
17.00
17.00
16.90
16.50
16.50
16.40
16.30
16.20
16.10
16.00
15.90
15.70
15.60
15.40
15.40
15.30
15.30
15.10
14.90
14.90
14.90
14.80
14.80
14.10
13.90
13.60
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.00
13.00
12.80
12.70
12.70
12.70
12.60
12.40
12.20
12.00
12.00
11.70
11.70
11.30
11.30
10.60
10.30
10.20
10.10
9.60
9.40
9.30
9.20
8.90
8.60
8.30
8.20
8.20
8.10
8.10
8.00
7.90
7.70
7.70
7.60
7.60
7.50
7.50
7.40
7.30
7.30
6.70
6.70
6.10
5.90
5.80
5.80
5.30
5.30
5.20
5.10
5.10
5.10
4.90
4.90
4.50
4.10
4.10
4.00
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.80
3.70
3.60
3.20
3.10
3.10
2.20
2.10
2.10
2.00
1.90
1.60
0.20
0.00
0
16.2
32.3
48.5
64.6


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