Road Traffic Death Rate by Country: 2021 World Rankings
Estimated road traffic death rate per 100,000 population. Data from WHO Global Health Observatory.
Data years: 2021 · Source: WHOGuinea has the highest road traffic death rate (per 100,000 people): 37.4 in 2021. Next are Libya (34), Haiti (31.3), Guinea-Bissau (30.5) and Zimbabwe (29.9). Monaco has the lowest road traffic death rate (per 100,000 people): 0 in 2021. The median across the 193 countries is 12.3, counting each country once, so it is not a world average.
All 193 figures are for 2021. The ten highest are: 1. Guinea, 2. Libya, 3. Haiti, 4. Guinea-Bissau, 5. Zimbabwe, 6. Syria, 7. Yemen, 8. Comoros, 9. Nepal, 10. Kenya. Data: WHO Global Health Observatory. All data on this page is free to use with attribution, and an API endpoint is available at /api/v2/indicator/WHO.ROAD_DEATHS for programmatic access.
| # | Country | Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guinea | 37.4 | 2021 |
| 2 |  Libya | 34 | 2021 |
| 3 |  Haiti | 31.3 | 2021 |
| 4 |  Guinea-Bissau | 30.5 | 2021 |
| 5 |  Zimbabwe | 29.9 | 2021 |
| 6 |  Syria | 29.9 | 2021 |
| 7 |  Yemen | 29.8 | 2021 |
| 8 |  Comoros | 29 | 2021 |
| 9 |  Nepal | 28.2 | 2021 |
| 10 |  Kenya | 28.2 | 2021 |
| 11 |  Burkina Faso | 27.8 | 2021 |
| 12 |  Dominican Republic | 27.4 | 2021 |
| 13 |  Chad | 26.4 | 2021 |
| 14 |  Central African Republic | 25.9 | 2021 |
| 15 |  Ghana | 25.9 | 2021 |
| 16 |  Thailand | 25.4 | 2021 |
| 17 |  Niger | 24.9 | 2021 |
| 18 |  Benin | 24.8 | 2021 |
| 19 |  Eswatini | 24.7 | 2021 |
| 20 |  South Africa | 24.5 | 2021 |
| 21 |  Afghanistan | 24.1 | 2021 |
| 22 |  Ecuador | 23.4 | 2021 |
| 23 |  South Sudan | 23.3 | 2021 |
| 24 |  Djibouti | 23.3 | 2021 |
| 25 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 23.1 | 2021 |
| 26 |  Togo | 22.7 | 2021 |
| 27 |  Madagascar | 22.5 | 2021 |
| 28 |  Palau | 22.2 | 2021 |
| 29 |  Namibia | 22 | 2021 |
| 30 |  The Gambia | 22 | 2021 |
| 31 |  Lesotho | 21.6 | 2021 |
| 32 |  El Salvador | 21.5 | 2021 |
| 33 |  Iraq | 21.5 | 2021 |
| 34 |  Paraguay | 21 | 2021 |
| 35 |  Senegal | 20.8 | 2021 |
| 36 |  Iran | 20.6 | 2021 |
| 37 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 20.6 | 2021 |
| 38 |  Somalia | 20.2 | 2021 |
| 39 |  Malawi | 20.2 | 2021 |
| 40 |  Mali | 20.2 | 2021 |
| 41 |  Mozambique | 20.1 | 2021 |
| 42 |  Sudan | 19.6 | 2021 |
| 43 |  Myanmar | 19.3 | 2021 |
| 44 |  Cambodia | 18.8 | 2021 |
| 45 |  Morocco | 18.6 | 2021 |
| 46 |  Bangladesh | 18.6 | 2021 |
| 47 |  Saudi Arabia | 18.5 | 2021 |
| 48 |  Honduras | 18.5 | 2021 |
| 49 |  Algeria | 18.3 | 2021 |
| 50 |  Tuvalu | 17.9 | 2021 |
| 51 |  Jamaica | 17.8 | 2021 |
| 52 |  Vietnam | 17.7 | 2021 |
| 53 |  Eritrea | 17.7 | 2021 |
| 54 |  Ethiopia | 17.7 | 2021 |
| 55 |  Bolivia | 17.6 | 2021 |
| 56 |  Belize | 17.5 | 2021 |
| 57 |  China | 17.4 | 2021 |
| 58 |  Azerbaijan | 17.2 | 2021 |
| 59 |  Nigeria | 17.2 | 2021 |
| 60 |  Zambia | 17.1 | 2021 |
| 61 |  Botswana | 16.5 | 2021 |
| 62 |  Cabo Verde | 16.5 | 2021 |
| 63 |  Laos | 16.4 | 2021 |
| 64 |  Tunisia | 16.3 | 2021 |
| 65 |  DR Congo | 16.3 | 2021 |
| 66 |  Colombia | 16.2 | 2021 |
| 67 |  Bahamas | 16.2 | 2021 |
| 68 |  Suriname | 16.2 | 2021 |
| 69 |  Uganda | 16 | 2021 |
| 70 |  Tanzania | 15.8 | 2021 |
| 71 |  Brazil | 15.7 | 2021 |
| 72 |  Costa Rica | 15.5 | 2021 |
| 73 |  Liberia | 15.3 | 2021 |
| 74 |  Guyana | 15.2 | 2021 |
| 75 |  Angola | 15 | 2021 |
| 76 |  Papua New Guinea | 14.9 | 2021 |
| 77 |  India | 14.6 | 2021 |
| 78 |  United States | 14.2 | 2021 |
| 79 |  Micronesia | 14.1 | 2021 |
| 80 |  Tajikistan | 13.9 | 2021 |
| 81 |  Malaysia | 13.9 | 2021 |
| 82 |  Sierra Leone | 13.8 | 2021 |
| 83 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.7 | 2021 |
| 84 |  Armenia | 13.6 | 2021 |
| 85 |  Nicaragua | 13.6 | 2021 |
| 86 |  Jordan | 13.6 | 2021 |
| 87 |  Kyrgyzstan | 13.3 | 2021 |
| 88 |  Venezuela | 13.2 | 2021 |
| 89 |  Uruguay | 13 | 2021 |
| 90 |  Georgia | 12.7 | 2021 |
| 91 |  Peru | 12.7 | 2021 |
| 92 |  Guatemala | 12.6 | 2021 |
| 93 |  Vanuatu | 12.5 | 2021 |
| 94 |  Puerto Rico | 12.5 | 2021 |
| 95 |  Gabon | 12.5 | 2021 |
| 96 |  Mongolia | 12.4 | 2021 |
| 97 |  Burundi | 12.3 | 2021 |
| 98 |  Bhutan | 12.2 | 2021 |
| 99 |  Kazakhstan | 12.2 | 2021 |
| 100 |  Mexico | 12 | 2021 |
| 101 |  Timor-Leste | 12 | 2021 |
| 102 |  Pakistan | 11.9 | 2021 |
| 103 |  Marshall Islands | 11.9 | 2021 |
| 104 |  Equatorial Guinea | 11.7 | 2021 |
| 105 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 11.7 | 2021 |
| 106 |  Rwanda | 11.6 | 2021 |
| 107 |  Sri Lanka | 11.5 | 2021 |
| 108 |  Indonesia | 11.3 | 2021 |
| 109 |  Solomon Islands | 11.2 | 2021 |
| 110 |  Dominica | 11 | 2021 |
| 111 |  Oman | 11 | 2021 |
| 112 |  Albania | 10.8 | 2021 |
| 113 |  Russia | 10.6 | 2021 |
| 114 |  Cameroon | 10.6 | 2021 |
| 115 |  Ukraine | 10.5 | 2021 |
| 116 |  Chile | 10.3 | 2021 |
| 117 |  Barbados | 10 | 2021 |
| 118 |  Latvia | 9.8 | 2021 |
| 119 |  Philippines | 9.7 | 2021 |
| 120 |  Lebanon | 9.7 | 2021 |
| 121 |  Mauritius | 9.7 | 2021 |
| 122 |  Samoa | 9.6 | 2021 |
| 123 |  Romania | 9.6 | 2021 |
| 124 |  Mauritania | 9.5 | 2021 |
| 125 |  Egypt | 9.4 | 2021 |
| 126 |  Uzbekistan | 9.3 | 2021 |
| 127 |  Kuwait | 9.2 | 2021 |
| 128 |  Moldova | 9.1 | 2021 |
| 129 |  Montenegro | 9.1 | 2021 |
| 130 |  St. Lucia | 8.9 | 2021 |
| 131 |  Argentina | 8.8 | 2021 |
| 132 |  Tonga | 8.5 | 2021 |
| 133 |  Bulgaria | 8.4 | 2021 |
| 134 |  Republic of the Congo | 8.4 | 2021 |
| 135 |  Bahrain | 8.1 | 2021 |
| 136 |  Croatia | 8.1 | 2021 |
| 137 |  Nauru | 8 | 2021 |
| 138 |  Turkmenistan | 8 | 2021 |
| 139 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 7.5 | 2021 |
| 140 |  Belarus | 7.4 | 2021 |
| 141 |  Hungary | 7.4 | 2021 |
| 142 |  Serbia | 7.4 | 2021 |
| 143 |  Greece | 7.3 | 2021 |
| 144 |  Qatar | 7.3 | 2021 |
| 145 |  Panama | 7.3 | 2021 |
| 146 |  Portugal | 7.2 | 2021 |
| 147 |  South Korea | 6.9 | 2021 |
| 148 |  New Zealand | 6.6 | 2021 |
| 149 |  Seychelles | 6.6 | 2021 |
| 150 |  Poland | 6.5 | 2021 |
| 151 |  Türkiye | 6.5 | 2021 |
| 152 |  Slovakia | 6.4 | 2021 |
| 153 |  Grenada | 6.4 | 2021 |
| 154 |  Lithuania | 6.3 | 2021 |
| 155 |  Kiribati | 6.2 | 2021 |
| 156 |  San Marino | 5.9 | 2021 |
| 157 |  United Arab Emirates | 5.9 | 2021 |
| 158 |  Slovenia | 5.8 | 2021 |
| 159 |  North Macedonia | 5.7 | 2021 |
| 160 |  Cuba | 5.4 | 2021 |
| 161 |  Fiji | 5.3 | 2021 |
| 162 |  Czechia | 5.2 | 2021 |
| 163 |  Italy | 5 | 2021 |
| 164 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 2021 |
| 165 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.8 | 2021 |
| 166 |  West Bank and Gaza | 4.7 | 2021 |
| 167 |  Canada | 4.7 | 2021 |
| 168 |  France | 4.7 | 2021 |
| 169 |  Belgium | 4.6 | 2021 |
| 170 |  Austria | 4.6 | 2021 |
| 171 |  Australia | 4.5 | 2021 |
| 172 |  Estonia | 4.4 | 2021 |
| 173 |  Finland | 4.2 | 2021 |
| 174 |  Israel | 4.2 | 2021 |
| 175 |  Luxembourg | 3.9 | 2021 |
| 176 |  Cyprus | 3.9 | 2021 |
| 177 |  Brunei | 3.6 | 2021 |
| 178 |  Spain | 3.5 | 2021 |
| 179 |  Netherlands | 3.4 | 2021 |
| 180 |  Germany | 3.3 | 2021 |
| 181 |  Ireland | 2.8 | 2021 |
| 182 |  Japan | 2.7 | 2021 |
| 183 |  Andorra | 2.5 | 2021 |
| 184 |  United Kingdom | 2.4 | 2021 |
| 185 |  Iceland | 2.4 | 2021 |
| 186 |  Switzerland | 2.4 | 2021 |
| 187 |  Denmark | 2.3 | 2021 |
| 188 |  Sweden | 2.1 | 2021 |
| 189 |  Malta | 1.9 | 2021 |
| 190 |  Singapore | 1.9 | 2021 |
| 191 |  Norway | 1.5 | 2021 |
| 192 |  Maldives | 1.3 | 2021 |
| 193 |  Monaco | 0 | 2021 |
Each figure is the latest available for that country, so rows can refer to different years; compare years before comparing values.
Where major economies rank
- United States: 14.2 in 2021, rank 78 of 193.
- China: 17.4 in 2021, rank 57 of 193.
- India: 14.6 in 2021, rank 77 of 193.
- Japan: 2.7 in 2021, rank 182 of 193.
- Germany: 3.3 in 2021, rank 180 of 193.
- United Kingdom: 2.4 in 2021, rank 184 of 193.
- France: 4.7 in 2021, rank 168 of 193.
- Brazil: 15.7 in 2021, rank 71 of 193.
- Canada: 4.7 in 2021, rank 167 of 193.
- Nigeria: 17.2 in 2021, rank 59 of 193.
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Understanding Road Traffic Death Rate by Country
The road traffic death rate measures estimated deaths from road crashes per 100,000 people. Road injuries are the leading cause of death for children and young people aged 5 to 29, and the WHO estimates that about 1.2 million people died on the world's roads in 2021. The data comes from the WHO Global Health Observatory.
Death rates are highest in Africa, even though the region has only a small share of the world's vehicles, and the highest national rates are many times those of the safest countries, such as Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
High-income countries have cut road deaths through the "safe system" approach: separated lanes, lower speeds, vehicle safety standards and better trauma care. Sweden's "Vision Zero" strategy has been adopted around the world.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest road traffic death rate (per 100,000 people)?
Guinea has the highest road traffic death rate (per 100,000 people): 37.4 in 2021. The figures come from WHO data.
Which country has the lowest road traffic death rate (per 100,000 people)?
Monaco has the lowest road traffic death rate (per 100,000 people): 0 in 2021.
How many countries are ranked by road traffic death rate (per 100,000 people)?
193 countries have a figure in this ranking. All 193 figures are for 2021. The data comes from the WHO Global Health Observatory.
What is the median road traffic death rate (per 100,000 people) across countries?
The median is 12.3: half of the 193 countries are above it and half below. It counts each country once, so it is not a world average.