Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K) by Country
As of 2023, North Korea leads globally in road traffic death rate (per 100k) at 54, followed by Haiti, Ghana, Nepal. At the lower end, Maldives, Singapore, Norway rank among the lowest. The global median is 11.5 (Uruguay). This indicator falls under the "Health" category and is sourced from the WHO Global Health Observatory. Data is available for 185 countries.
All Countries Ranked
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| # | Country | Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  North Korea | 54 | 2023 |
| 2 |  Haiti | 41.8 | 2023 |
| 3 |  Ghana | 36.6 | 2023 |
| 4 |  Nepal | 36.2 | 2023 |
| 5 |  Micronesia | 36 | 2023 |
| 6 |  Kenya | 35 | 2023 |
| 7 |  Libya | 33.3 | 2023 |
| 8 |  Syria | 31.7 | 2023 |
| 9 |  Burkina Faso | 31.7 | 2023 |
| 10 |  Dominican Republic | 30.8 | 2023 |
| 11 |  Yemen | 29.6 | 2023 |
| 12 |  Zimbabwe | 29.5 | 2023 |
| 13 |  Guinea-Bissau | 28.6 | 2023 |
| 14 |  Niger | 27.9 | 2023 |
| 15 |  Comoros | 27.8 | 2023 |
| 16 |  Benin | 27.7 | 2023 |
| 17 |  Chad | 25.3 | 2023 |
| 18 |  Togo | 24.1 | 2023 |
| 19 |  Madagascar | 23.8 | 2023 |
| 20 |  Eswatini | 23.4 | 2023 |
| 21 |  Guinea | 23.3 | 2023 |
| 22 |  Central African Republic | 23.2 | 2023 |
| 23 |  Afghanistan | 22.9 | 2023 |
| 24 |  Djibouti | 22.8 | 2023 |
| 25 |  Senegal | 22.4 | 2023 |
| 26 |  South Africa | 22.1 | 2023 |
| 27 |  South Sudan | 22.1 | 2023 |
| 28 |  Thailand | 21.9 | 2023 |
| 29 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 21.8 | 2023 |
| 30 |  Malawi | 21.7 | 2023 |
| 31 |  Paraguay | 21.3 | 2023 |
| 32 |  The Gambia | 20.7 | 2023 |
| 33 |  Bangladesh | 20.4 | 2023 |
| 34 |  Iraq | 20.4 | 2023 |
| 35 |  El Salvador | 20.1 | 2023 |
| 36 |  Lesotho | 19.9 | 2023 |
| 37 |  Ecuador | 19.8 | 2023 |
| 38 |  Jamaica | 19.6 | 2023 |
| 39 |  Iran | 19.4 | 2023 |
| 40 |  Sierra Leone | 19.2 | 2023 |
| 41 |  Bhutan | 19.1 | 2023 |
| 42 |  Sudan | 18.9 | 2023 |
| 43 |  United States | 18.4 | 2023 |
| 44 |  Bahamas | 18.3 | 2023 |
| 45 |  Honduras | 18.1 | 2023 |
| 46 |  Mali | 18 | 2023 |
| 47 |  Costa Rica | 17.9 | 2023 |
| 48 |  Namibia | 17.7 | 2023 |
| 49 |  DR Congo | 17.6 | 2023 |
| 50 |  China | 17.5 | 2023 |
| 51 |  Mozambique | 17.3 | 2023 |
| 52 |  Nigeria | 17 | 2023 |
| 53 |  Guyana | 16.7 | 2023 |
| 54 |  Zambia | 16.3 | 2023 |
| 55 |  Morocco | 16.2 | 2023 |
| 56 |  Colombia | 16.2 | 2023 |
| 57 |  India | 16.2 | 2023 |
| 58 |  Ethiopia | 16.1 | 2023 |
| 59 |  Algeria | 16 | 2023 |
| 60 |  Liberia | 15.9 | 2023 |
| 61 |  Burundi | 15.9 | 2023 |
| 62 |  Uganda | 15.7 | 2023 |
| 63 |  Suriname | 15.7 | 2023 |
| 64 |  Cabo Verde | 15.4 | 2023 |
| 65 |  Brazil | 15.4 | 2023 |
| 66 |  Somalia | 15.1 | 2023 |
| 67 |  Bolivia | 15.1 | 2023 |
| 68 |  Azerbaijan | 14.8 | 2023 |
| 69 |  Botswana | 14.8 | 2023 |
| 70 |  Saudi Arabia | 14.7 | 2023 |
| 71 |  Eritrea | 14.4 | 2023 |
| 72 |  Myanmar | 14.3 | 2023 |
| 73 |  Belize | 14.2 | 2023 |
| 74 |  Angola | 13.9 | 2023 |
| 75 |  Kyrgyzstan | 13.8 | 2023 |
| 76 |  Papua New Guinea | 13.7 | 2023 |
| 77 |  Jordan | 13.7 | 2023 |
| 78 |  Timor-Leste | 13.6 | 2023 |
| 79 |  Tanzania | 13.4 | 2023 |
| 80 |  Kazakhstan | 13.3 | 2023 |
| 81 |  Armenia | 13.3 | 2023 |
| 82 |  Cambodia | 13.3 | 2023 |
| 83 |  Tunisia | 13 | 2023 |
| 84 |  Nicaragua | 12.9 | 2023 |
| 85 |  Vietnam | 12.9 | 2023 |
| 86 |  Montenegro | 12.6 | 2023 |
| 87 |  Sri Lanka | 12.6 | 2023 |
| 88 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.2 | 2023 |
| 89 |  Guatemala | 12.1 | 2023 |
| 90 |  Georgia | 11.8 | 2023 |
| 91 |  Mongolia | 11.7 | 2023 |
| 92 |  Equatorial Guinea | 11.7 | 2023 |
| 93 |  Uruguay | 11.5 | 2023 |
| 94 |  Laos | 11.4 | 2023 |
| 95 |  Indonesia | 11.4 | 2023 |
| 96 |  Gabon | 11.4 | 2023 |
| 97 |  Mauritius | 11.4 | 2023 |
| 98 |  Pakistan | 11.3 | 2023 |
| 99 |  Puerto Rico | 11.2 | 2023 |
| 100 |  Mexico | 11.2 | 2023 |
| 101 |  Tajikistan | 11.1 | 2023 |
| 102 |  Ukraine | 11.1 | 2023 |
| 103 |  St. Lucia | 10.5 | 2023 |
| 104 |  Peru | 10.5 | 2023 |
| 105 |  Chile | 10.5 | 2023 |
| 106 |  Rwanda | 10.4 | 2023 |
| 107 |  Malaysia | 10.4 | 2023 |
| 108 |  Argentina | 10.3 | 2023 |
| 109 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 10.3 | 2023 |
| 110 |  Latvia | 10.3 | 2023 |
| 111 |  Vanuatu | 10 | 2023 |
| 112 |  Samoa | 9.9 | 2023 |
| 113 |  Albania | 9.9 | 2023 |
| 114 |  Barbados | 9.8 | 2023 |
| 115 |  Venezuela | 9.6 | 2023 |
| 116 |  Solomon Islands | 9.4 | 2023 |
| 117 |  Tonga | 9 | 2023 |
| 118 |  Romania | 8.9 | 2023 |
| 119 |  Uzbekistan | 8.9 | 2023 |
| 120 |  Philippines | 8.3 | 2023 |
| 121 |  New Zealand | 8.1 | 2023 |
| 122 |  Türkiye | 8.1 | 2023 |
| 123 |  Russia | 8.1 | 2023 |
| 124 |  Kuwait | 8 | 2023 |
| 125 |  Moldova | 8 | 2023 |
| 126 |  Bahrain | 8 | 2023 |
| 127 |  Egypt | 7.9 | 2023 |
| 128 |  Bulgaria | 7.9 | 2023 |
| 129 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.6 | 2023 |
| 130 |  Serbia | 7.6 | 2023 |
| 131 |  Qatar | 7.3 | 2023 |
| 132 |  Croatia | 7.2 | 2023 |
| 133 |  North Macedonia | 7.2 | 2023 |
| 134 |  Poland | 7.2 | 2023 |
| 135 |  Seychelles | 6.9 | 2023 |
| 136 |  Lebanon | 6.9 | 2023 |
| 137 |  Oman | 6.8 | 2023 |
| 138 |  Slovenia | 6.7 | 2023 |
| 139 |  Portugal | 6.6 | 2023 |
| 140 |  Slovakia | 6.5 | 2023 |
| 141 |  Belarus | 6.4 | 2023 |
| 142 |  Greece | 6.4 | 2023 |
| 143 |  Turkmenistan | 6.2 | 2023 |
| 144 |  Hungary | 6.2 | 2023 |
| 145 |  Kiribati | 6 | 2023 |
| 146 |  Lithuania | 6 | 2023 |
| 147 |  South Korea | 5.9 | 2023 |
| 148 |  Grenada | 5.8 | 2023 |
| 149 |  Republic of the Congo | 5.7 | 2023 |
| 150 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 5.5 | 2023 |
| 151 |  Italy | 5.3 | 2023 |
| 152 |  Cameroon | 5.3 | 2023 |
| 153 |  Canada | 5.3 | 2023 |
| 154 |  United Arab Emirates | 5.1 | 2023 |
| 155 |  Panama | 5 | 2023 |
| 156 |  France | 4.9 | 2023 |
| 157 |  Australia | 4.9 | 2023 |
| 158 |  Mauritania | 4.8 | 2023 |
| 159 |  Czechia | 4.7 | 2023 |
| 160 |  Fiji | 4.7 | 2023 |
| 161 |  Austria | 4.5 | 2023 |
| 162 |  Belgium | 4.4 | 2023 |
| 163 |  Estonia | 4.3 | 2023 |
| 164 |  Cuba | 4.1 | 2023 |
| 165 |  Luxembourg | 4.1 | 2023 |
| 166 |  West Bank and Gaza | 4 | 2023 |
| 167 |  Israel | 4 | 2023 |
| 168 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 2023 |
| 169 |  Spain | 3.9 | 2023 |
| 170 |  Netherlands | 3.6 | 2023 |
| 171 |  Cyprus | 3.6 | 2023 |
| 172 |  Finland | 3.5 | 2023 |
| 173 |  Ireland | 3.5 | 2023 |
| 174 |  Germany | 3.4 | 2023 |
| 175 |  Malta | 3 | 2023 |
| 176 |  Brunei | 2.9 | 2023 |
| 177 |  Denmark | 2.8 | 2023 |
| 178 |  Switzerland | 2.7 | 2023 |
| 179 |  Japan | 2.7 | 2023 |
| 180 |  United Kingdom | 2.5 | 2023 |
| 181 |  Iceland | 2.2 | 2023 |
| 182 |  Sweden | 2.2 | 2023 |
| 183 |  Norway | 2 | 2023 |
| 184 |  Singapore | 1.4 | 2023 |
| 185 |  Maldives | 0.9 | 2023 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest road traffic death rate (per 100k) in 2023?
North Korea ranks #1 with road traffic death rate (per 100k) of 54 as of 2023, based on data from the WHO Global Health Observatory.
Which country has the lowest road traffic death rate (per 100k)?
Maldives ranks last (#185) with 0.9 as of 2023.
What is the global median for road traffic death rate (per 100k)?
The median value is 11.5 (Uruguay, ranked #93 out of 185 countries).
How many countries report data for road traffic death rate (per 100k)?
185 countries have available data for road traffic death rate (per 100k). Data is sourced from the WHO Global Health Observatory and updated regularly.
What category does road traffic death rate (per 100k) belong to?
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K) is classified under the "Health" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.
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