Road Traffic Death Rate by Country — 2021 World Rankings
Estimated road traffic death rate per 100,000 population. Data from WHO Global Health Observatory.
Updated September 2026 · Source: WHOIn 2021, Guinea leads the world in road traffic death rate (per 100k) with 37.4, followed by Libya (34), Haiti (31.3), Guinea-Bissau (30.5), Zimbabwe (29.9). At the other end, Monaco ranks last at 0. The global median is 12.3 (Burundi). This ranking covers 193 countries and is sourced from the WHO Global Health Observatory, one of the most authoritative sources for international economic statistics.
The top 10 countries are: 1. Guinea, 2. Libya, 3. Haiti, 4. Guinea-Bissau, 5. Zimbabwe, 6. Syrian Arab Republic, 7. Yemen, Rep., 8. Comoros, 9. Nepal, 10. Kenya. All data is sourced from the WHO Global Health Observatory and updated regularly. Free API access is available for developers and researchers.
| # | 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 |  Syrian Arab Republic | 29.9 | 2021 |
| 7 |  Yemen, Rep. | 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 |  Gambia, The | 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, Islamic Rep. | 20.6 | 2021 |
| 37 |  Cote d'Ivoire | 20.6 | 2021 |
| 38 |  Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 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 |  Viet Nam | 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 |  Lao PDR | 16.4 | 2021 |
| 64 |  Tunisia | 16.3 | 2021 |
| 65 |  Congo, Dem. Rep. | 16.3 | 2021 |
| 66 |  Colombia | 16.2 | 2021 |
| 67 |  Bahamas, The | 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, Fed. Sts. | 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 |  Kyrgyz Republic | 13.3 | 2021 |
| 88 |  Venezuela, RB | 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 (US) | 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 |  Russian Federation | 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, Arab Rep. | 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 |  Congo, Rep. | 8.4 | 2021 |
| 135 |  Bahrain | 8.1 | 2021 |
| 136 |  Croatia | 8.1 | 2021 |
| 137 |  Naoero | 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 |  Korea, Rep. | 6.9 | 2021 |
| 148 |  New Zealand | 6.6 | 2021 |
| 149 |  Seychelles | 6.6 | 2021 |
| 150 |  Poland | 6.5 | 2021 |
| 151 |  Turkiye | 6.5 | 2021 |
| 152 |  Slovak Republic | 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 Darussalam | 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 |
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Understanding Road Traffic Death Rate by Country
Road traffic death rate measures estimated deaths from road accidents per 100,000 population. Road injuries are the leading cause of death for ages 5–29 globally, killing 1.35 million people per year. The data comes from the WHO.
Africa has the highest rates despite having only 2% of the world's vehicles. Libya, Central African Republic, and Zimbabwe report rates above 30 per 100,000 — over ten times Norway, Sweden, or the UK.
High-income countries reduced road deaths through the "safe systems" approach: segregated lanes, speed reduction, vehicle safety standards, and trauma care. Sweden's "Vision Zero" framework has been adopted globally.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest road traffic death rate (per 100k) in 2021?
Guinea has the highest road traffic death rate (per 100k) at 37.4 as of 2021, according to World Bank data.
Which country has the lowest road traffic death rate (per 100k) in 2021?
Monaco has the lowest road traffic death rate (per 100k) at 0 as of 2021.
How many countries are ranked by road traffic death rate (per 100k)?
193 countries have reported data for road traffic death rate (per 100k). The data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
What is the median road traffic death rate (per 100k) across all countries?
The median road traffic death rate (per 100k) is 12.3 (Burundi, ranked #97 out of 193 countries).