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Road traffic deaths (WHO estimates)

Estimated deaths from road traffic injuries per 100,000 people. WHO adjusts national reports for under-recording, so values can differ from police counts.

Unit: Deaths per 100,000 people Frequency: Annual Coverage: 190 countries and 11 groups 2000 to 2019 Source: World Bank (original data: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory)
Highest in 2019 64.6 per 100,000 people Dominican Republic Lowest in 2019 0.0 per 100,000 people Antigua and Barbuda
Euro area, 2019 4.9 per 100,000 people Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for 2019 183 Updated by the source on 8 October 2026

183 countries have a value for 2019, the latest period in the data.

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Deaths per 100,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Road traffic deaths (WHO estimates) (deaths per 100,000 people), 2000 to 2019
Period WorldUnited StatesChinaIndia
2019 16.7 per 100,000 people 12.7 per 100,000 people 17.4 per 100,000 people 15.6 per 100,000 people
2018 16.7 per 100,000 people 12.6 per 100,000 people 17.6 per 100,000 people 15.5 per 100,000 people
2017 16.8 per 100,000 people 12.8 per 100,000 people 17.8 per 100,000 people 15.2 per 100,000 people
2016 16.9 per 100,000 people 12.9 per 100,000 people 18.0 per 100,000 people 15.3 per 100,000 people
2015 17.0 per 100,000 people 12.1 per 100,000 people 18.3 per 100,000 people 15.6 per 100,000 people
2014 17.2 per 100,000 people 11.3 per 100,000 people 18.8 per 100,000 people 16.1 per 100,000 people
2013 17.5 per 100,000 people 11.4 per 100,000 people 19.6 per 100,000 people 17.0 per 100,000 people
2012 18.0 per 100,000 people 11.9 per 100,000 people 20.3 per 100,000 people 17.6 per 100,000 people
2011 18.2 per 100,000 people 11.6 per 100,000 people 20.7 per 100,000 people 17.4 per 100,000 people
2010 18.2 per 100,000 people 11.7 per 100,000 people 20.3 per 100,000 people 17.2 per 100,000 people
2009 18.3 per 100,000 people 12.1 per 100,000 people 20.5 per 100,000 people 17.0 per 100,000 people
2008 18.6 per 100,000 people 13.4 per 100,000 people 20.5 per 100,000 people 17.1 per 100,000 people
2007 18.9 per 100,000 people 14.9 per 100,000 people 20.9 per 100,000 people 16.7 per 100,000 people
2006 18.9 per 100,000 people 15.6 per 100,000 people 20.7 per 100,000 people 16.3 per 100,000 people
2005 18.9 per 100,000 people 15.7 per 100,000 people 20.8 per 100,000 people 15.9 per 100,000 people
2004 18.9 per 100,000 people 15.8 per 100,000 people 20.5 per 100,000 people 15.6 per 100,000 people
2003 19.1 per 100,000 people 16.0 per 100,000 people 21.1 per 100,000 people 15.8 per 100,000 people
2002 19.3 per 100,000 people 16.2 per 100,000 people 22.1 per 100,000 people 16.3 per 100,000 people
2001 19.2 per 100,000 people 15.7 per 100,000 people 21.9 per 100,000 people 16.6 per 100,000 people
2000 19.1 per 100,000 people 15.7 per 100,000 people 21.4 per 100,000 people 16.9 per 100,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • Among the 183 countries with a value for 2019, the highest is Dominican Republic (64.6 per 100,000 people) and the lowest Antigua and Barbuda (0.0 per 100,000 people).
  • Half of the countries are above 15.3 per 100,000 people and half below.
  • From 2018 to 2019 the value rose in 86 countries and fell in 83.
  • The figure for the world was 16.7 per 100,000 people in 2019, against 17.2 per 100,000 people in 2014 (−0.5).

About this measure

Definition
Estimated deaths from road traffic injuries per 100,000 people. WHO adjusts national reports for under-recording, so values can differ from police counts.
Population covered
Total population
Unit
Deaths per 100,000 people
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Differences in the same unit (per 100,000 people)

Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.TRAF.P5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2019
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory

All countries in 2019 Every value is for 2019, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 Dominican Republic 64.6 per 100,000 people
  2. 2 Zimbabwe 41.2 per 100,000 people
  3. 3 Venezuela 39.0 per 100,000 people
  4. 4 Liberia 38.9 per 100,000 people
  5. 5 Eritrea 37.9 per 100,000 people
  6. 6 Central African Republic 37.7 per 100,000 people
  7. 7 South Sudan 36.7 per 100,000 people
  8. 8 Saudi Arabia 35.9 per 100,000 people
  9. 9 Burundi 35.5 per 100,000 people
  10. 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 34.9 per 100,000 people
  11. 11 Namibia 34.8 per 100,000 people
  12. 12 Eswatini 33.5 per 100,000 people
  13. 13 Malawi 33.4 per 100,000 people
  14. 14 Sierra Leone 33.0 per 100,000 people
  15. 15 Tonga 33.0 per 100,000 people
  16. 16 Chad 32.4 per 100,000 people
  17. 17 Guinea-Bissau 32.2 per 100,000 people
  18. 18 Thailand 32.2 per 100,000 people
  19. 19 Lesotho 31.9 per 100,000 people
  20. 20 Tanzania 31.1 per 100,000 people
  21. 21 Burkina Faso 31.0 per 100,000 people
  22. 22 Viet Nam 30.6 per 100,000 people
  23. 23 Cameroon 30.2 per 100,000 people
  24. 24 Mozambique 30.0 per 100,000 people
  25. 25 Saint Lucia 29.8 per 100,000 people
  26. 26 Guinea 29.7 per 100,000 people
  27. 27 Republic of the Congo 29.7 per 100,000 people
  28. 28 Gambia 29.6 per 100,000 people
  29. 29 Rwanda 29.4 per 100,000 people
  30. 30 Uganda 29.4 per 100,000 people
  31. 31 Yemen 29.4 per 100,000 people
  32. 32 Madagascar 29.2 per 100,000 people
  33. 33 Togo 28.7 per 100,000 people
  34. 34 Kenya 28.3 per 100,000 people
  35. 35 Ethiopia 28.2 per 100,000 people
  36. 36 São Tomé and Príncipe 27.9 per 100,000 people
  37. 37 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 27.4 per 100,000 people
  38. 38 Iraq 27.3 per 100,000 people
  39. 39 Equatorial Guinea 27.2 per 100,000 people
  40. 40 Benin 26.8 per 100,000 people
  41. 41 Cabo Verde 26.8 per 100,000 people
  42. 42 Sudan 26.8 per 100,000 people
  43. 43 Comoros 26.6 per 100,000 people
  44. 44 Botswana 26.4 per 100,000 people
  45. 45 Angola 26.1 per 100,000 people
  46. 46 Ghana 25.7 per 100,000 people
  47. 47 Mauritania 25.6 per 100,000 people
  48. 48 Niger 25.5 per 100,000 people
  49. 49 North Korea 24.2 per 100,000 people
  50. 50 Côte d'Ivoire 24.1 per 100,000 people
  51. 51 Gabon 23.9 per 100,000 people
  52. 52 Djibouti 23.5 per 100,000 people
  53. 53 Senegal 23.5 per 100,000 people
  54. 54 Guatemala 22.9 per 100,000 people
  55. 55 Mali 22.7 per 100,000 people
  56. 56 Belize 22.6 per 100,000 people
  57. 57 Malaysia 22.5 per 100,000 people
  58. 58 Guyana 22.3 per 100,000 people
  59. 59 South Africa 22.2 per 100,000 people
  60. 60 Paraguay 22.0 per 100,000 people
  61. 61 Iran 21.5 per 100,000 people
  62. 62 Libya 21.3 per 100,000 people
  63. 63 Bolivia 21.1 per 100,000 people
  64. 64 Mongolia 21.0 per 100,000 people
  65. 65 Algeria 20.9 per 100,000 people
  66. 66 El Salvador 20.9 per 100,000 people
  67. 67 Nigeria 20.7 per 100,000 people
  68. 68 Zambia 20.5 per 100,000 people
  69. 69 Myanmar 20.4 per 100,000 people
  70. 70 Ecuador 20.1 per 100,000 people
  71. 71 Armenia 20.0 per 100,000 people
  72. 72 Sri Lanka 19.7 per 100,000 people
  73. 73 Cambodia 19.6 per 100,000 people
  74. 74 Haiti 18.8 per 100,000 people
  75. 75 Laos 17.9 per 100,000 people
  76. 76 China 17.4 per 100,000 people
  77. 77 Jordan 17.0 per 100,000 people
  78. 78 Morocco 17.0 per 100,000 people
  79. 79 Nicaragua 16.9 per 100,000 people
  80. 80 Solomon Islands 16.5 per 100,000 people
  81. 81 Tunisia 16.5 per 100,000 people
  82. 82 Lebanon 16.4 per 100,000 people
  83. 83 Nepal 16.3 per 100,000 people
  84. 84 Bhutan 16.2 per 100,000 people
  85. 85 Honduras 16.1 per 100,000 people
  86. 86 Brazil 16.0 per 100,000 people
  87. 87 Afghanistan 15.9 per 100,000 people
  88. 88 Tajikistan 15.7 per 100,000 people
  89. 89 India 15.6 per 100,000 people
  90. 90 Colombia 15.4 per 100,000 people
  91. 91 Kuwait 15.4 per 100,000 people
  92. 92 Bangladesh 15.3 per 100,000 people
  93. 93 Suriname 15.3 per 100,000 people
  94. 94 Jamaica 15.1 per 100,000 people
  95. 95 Chile 14.9 per 100,000 people
  96. 96 Syria 14.9 per 100,000 people
  97. 97 Vanuatu 14.9 per 100,000 people
  98. 98 Costa Rica 14.8 per 100,000 people
  99. 99 Uruguay 14.8 per 100,000 people
  100. 100 Argentina 14.1 per 100,000 people
  101. 101 Panama 13.9 per 100,000 people
  102. 102 Peru 13.6 per 100,000 people
  103. 103 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.5 per 100,000 people
  104. 104 Fiji 13.5 per 100,000 people
  105. 105 Turkmenistan 13.5 per 100,000 people
  106. 106 Pakistan 13.0 per 100,000 people
  107. 107 Samoa 13.0 per 100,000 people
  108. 108 Mexico 12.8 per 100,000 people
  109. 109 Kazakhstan 12.7 per 100,000 people
  110. 110 Kyrgyzstan 12.7 per 100,000 people
  111. 111 United States 12.7 per 100,000 people
  112. 112 Papua New Guinea 12.6 per 100,000 people
  113. 113 Georgia 12.4 per 100,000 people
  114. 114 Mauritius 12.2 per 100,000 people
  115. 115 Philippines 12.0 per 100,000 people
  116. 116 Russia 12.0 per 100,000 people
  117. 117 Timor-Leste 11.9 per 100,000 people
  118. 118 Albania 11.7 per 100,000 people
  119. 119 Uzbekistan 11.7 per 100,000 people
  120. 120 Indonesia 11.3 per 100,000 people
  121. 121 Seychelles 11.3 per 100,000 people
  122. 122 Oman 10.6 per 100,000 people
  123. 123 Romania 10.3 per 100,000 people
  124. 124 Ukraine 10.2 per 100,000 people
  125. 125 Egypt 10.1 per 100,000 people
  126. 126 New Zealand 9.6 per 100,000 people
  127. 127 Poland 9.4 per 100,000 people
  128. 128 Trinidad and Tobago 9.3 per 100,000 people
  129. 129 Bulgaria 9.2 per 100,000 people
  130. 130 Cuba 8.9 per 100,000 people
  131. 131 United Arab Emirates 8.9 per 100,000 people
  132. 132 South Korea 8.6 per 100,000 people
  133. 133 Greece 8.3 per 100,000 people
  134. 134 Barbados 8.2 per 100,000 people
  135. 135 Portugal 8.2 per 100,000 people
  136. 136 Latvia 8.1 per 100,000 people
  137. 137 Lithuania 8.1 per 100,000 people
  138. 138 Grenada 8.0 per 100,000 people
  139. 139 Croatia 7.9 per 100,000 people
  140. 140 Bahamas 7.7 per 100,000 people
  141. 141 Hungary 7.7 per 100,000 people
  142. 142 Belarus 7.6 per 100,000 people
  143. 143 Montenegro 7.6 per 100,000 people
  144. 144 Brunei 7.5 per 100,000 people
  145. 145 Serbia 7.5 per 100,000 people
  146. 146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.4 per 100,000 people
  147. 147 Moldova 7.3 per 100,000 people
  148. 148 Qatar 7.3 per 100,000 people
  149. 149 Azerbaijan 6.7 per 100,000 people
  150. 150 Türkiye 6.7 per 100,000 people
  151. 151 Slovakia 6.1 per 100,000 people
  152. 152 Czechia 5.9 per 100,000 people
  153. 153 Belgium 5.8 per 100,000 people
  154. 154 Cyprus 5.8 per 100,000 people
  155. 155 Canada 5.3 per 100,000 people
  156. 156 Italy 5.3 per 100,000 people
  157. 157 Bahrain 5.2 per 100,000 people
  158. 158 France 5.1 per 100,000 people
  159. 159 North Macedonia 5.1 per 100,000 people
  160. 160 Slovenia 5.1 per 100,000 people
  161. 161 Australia 4.9 per 100,000 people
  162. 162 Austria 4.9 per 100,000 people
  163. 163 Estonia 4.5 per 100,000 people
  164. 164 Luxembourg 4.1 per 100,000 people
  165. 165 Malta 4.1 per 100,000 people
  166. 166 Netherlands 4.0 per 100,000 people
  167. 167 Finland 3.9 per 100,000 people
  168. 168 Israel 3.9 per 100,000 people
  169. 169 Spain 3.9 per 100,000 people
  170. 170 Germany 3.8 per 100,000 people
  171. 171 Denmark 3.7 per 100,000 people
  172. 172 Japan 3.6 per 100,000 people
  173. 173 United Kingdom 3.2 per 100,000 people
  174. 174 Ireland 3.1 per 100,000 people
  175. 175 Sweden 3.1 per 100,000 people
  176. 176 Switzerland 2.2 per 100,000 people
  177. 177 Norway 2.1 per 100,000 people
  178. 178 Singapore 2.1 per 100,000 people
  179. 179 Iceland 2.0 per 100,000 people
  180. 180 Kiribati 1.9 per 100,000 people
  181. 181 Maldives 1.6 per 100,000 people
  182. 182 Micronesia 0.2 per 100,000 people
  183. 183 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0 per 100,000 people
  184. East Asia and Pacific 16.5 per 100,000 people
  185. Euro area 4.9 per 100,000 people
  186. Europe and Central Asia 7.4 per 100,000 people
  187. European Union 5.6 per 100,000 people
  188. Latin America and Caribbean 17.3 per 100,000 people
  189. Middle East and North Africa 17.0 per 100,000 people
  190. North America 11.9 per 100,000 people
  191. OECD members 8.2 per 100,000 people
  192. South Asia 15.6 per 100,000 people
  193. Sub-Saharan Africa 27.4 per 100,000 people
  194. World 16.7 per 100,000 people
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