Road Traffic Mortality Rate by Country
The road traffic mortality rate measures the number of deaths caused by road traffic injuries per 100,000 people in a country's population. It is a key indicator of road safety and public health, and is closely linked to infrastructure quality, vehicle use, and enforcement of traffic rules. Higher rates generally indicate more dangerous road conditions. The statistics are based on World Health Organization (WHO) estimates compiled by the World Bank and published in the World Development Indicators dataset. The dataset covers 185 countries and territories, with observations from 2014 to 2019.
The Dominican Republic recorded the highest road traffic mortality rate in 2019 at 64.6 deaths per 100,000 people. Zimbabwe ranked second with 41.2, followed by Venezuela (39.0), Liberia (38.9), and Eritrea (37.9). The Central African Republic (37.7), South Sudan (36.7), Saudi Arabia (35.9), Burundi (35.5), and the DR Congo (34.9) complete the top ten. High road traffic mortality rates are particularly common in parts of Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. Among the 182 countries and territories with 2019 data, 71 record a mortality rate of 20 per 100,000 people or more, and 48 record a rate of 25 or more. At the other end of the ranking, Antigua and Barbuda records a rate of 0.0 per 100,000 people, the lowest in the dataset, followed by Micronesia (0.2), the Maldives (1.6), and Kiribati (1.9). Among selected major economies, Saudi Arabia records the highest rate at 35.9 per 100,000 people, above China (17.4), Brazil (16.0), India (15.6), and the United States (12.7). Japan (3.6), Germany (3.8), and the United Kingdom (3.2) record the lowest rates among major economies. In Africa, the highest rates in the dataset are recorded: Zimbabwe (41.2), Liberia (38.9), Eritrea (37.9), the Central African Republic (37.7), South Sudan (36.7), Burundi (35.5), and the DR Congo (34.9) all record rates above 34 per 100,000 people, while South Africa records 22.2, Ethiopia 28.2, and Nigeria 20.7. In Asia, Thailand (32.2) and Vietnam (30.6) record the highest rates, followed by Malaysia (22.5), Cambodia (19.6), and Laos (17.9). China records 17.4 and India 15.6, while Japan (3.6) records by far the lowest rate in the region. In the Middle East and North Africa, Saudi Arabia (35.9), Yemen (29.4), Iraq (27.3), Iran (21.5), and Libya (21.3) record the highest rates, while Israel (3.9), Qatar (7.3), the United Arab Emirates (8.9), and Egypt (10.1) record the lowest rates in the region. In Europe, Russia (12.0) records the highest rate, followed by Ukraine (10.2), Poland (9.4), Greece (8.3), and Portugal (8.2). The lowest rates in the world are recorded in this region: Iceland (2.0), Norway (2.1), Switzerland (2.2), Sweden (3.1), and Ireland (3.1). Türkiye records 6.7, Germany 3.8, and France 5.1. In the Americas, the Dominican Republic (64.6) records by far the highest rate in the world, followed by Venezuela (39.0), Guatemala (22.9), and Belize (22.6). The United States records 12.7, Brazil 16.0, Mexico 12.8, and Argentina 14.1, while Canada records the lowest rate in the region at 5.3. The Dominican Republic recorded the largest increase between 2014 and 2019, rising from 31.7 to 64.6 deaths per 100,000 people, up 32.9 points. Tonga recorded the second largest increase (5.9 to 33.0, up 27.1 points), followed by Saint Lucia (12.9 to 29.8, up 16.9 points) and Saudi Arabia (25.0 to 35.9, up 10.9 points). Oman recorded the largest decline, falling from 20.9 to 10.6 per 100,000 people, down 10.3 points, followed by Syria (24.8 to 14.9, down 9.9 points), the United Arab Emirates (17.8 to 8.9, down 8.9 points), and Russia (20.3 to 12.0, down 8.3 points). The statistics are based on the World Bank World Development Indicators dataset, indicator SH.STA.TRAF.P5 (Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 population). The main comparison uses 2019 data where available, covering 182 of the 185 countries and territories in the dataset. For countries without a 2019 observation, the latest available year is noted where relevant, but earlier years are not substituted for missing 2019 values in the ranking. Values are expressed as deaths per 100,000 people. Missing observations are treated as missing, not as zero.Countries With the Highest Road Traffic Mortality Rate in 2019
Road Traffic Mortality Rate by Country
Year
1
64.6
2019
2
41.2
2019
3
39
2019
4
38.9
2019
5
37.9
2019
6
37.7
2019
7
36.7
2019
8
35.9
2019
9
35.5
2019
10
34.9
2019
11
34.8
2019
12
33.5
2019
13
33.4
2019
14
33
2019
15
33
2019
16
32.4
2019
17
32.2
2019
18
32.2
2019
19
31.9
2019
20
31.1
2019
21
31
2019
22
30.6
2019
23
30.2
2019
24
30
2019
25
29.8
2019
26
29.7
2019
27
29.7
2019
28
29.6
2019
29
29.4
2019
30
29.4
2019
31
29.4
2019
32
29.2
2019
33
28.7
2019
34
28.3
2019
35
28.2
2019
36
27.9
2019
37
27.4
2019
38
27.3
2019
39
27.2
2019
40
26.8
2019
41
26.8
2019
42
26.8
2019
43
26.6
2019
44
26.4
2019
45
26.1
2019
46
25.7
2019
47
25.6
2019
48
25.5
2019
49
24.2
2019
50
24.1
2019
51
23.9
2019
52
23.5
2019
53
23.5
2019
54
22.9
2019
55
22.7
2019
56
22.6
2019
57
22.5
2019
58
22.3
2019
59
22.2
2019
60
22
2019
61
21.5
2019
62
21.3
2019
63
21.1
2019
64
21
2019
65
20.9
2019
66
20.9
2019
67
20.7
2019
68
20.5
2019
69
20.4
2019
70
20.1
2019
71
20
2019
72
19.7
2019
73
19.6
2019
74
18.8
2019
75
17.9
2019
76
17.4
2019
77
17
2019
78
17
2019
79
16.9
2019
80
16.5
2019
81
16.5
2019
82
16.4
2019
83
16.3
2019
84
16.2
2019
85
16.1
2019
86
16
2019
87
15.9
2019
88
15.7
2019
89
15.6
2019
90
15.4
2019
91
15.4
2019
92
15.3
2019
93
15.3
2019
94
15.1
2019
95
14.9
2019
96
14.9
2019
97
14.9
2019
98
14.8
2019
99
14.8
2019
100
14.1
2019
101
13.9
2019
102
13.6
2019
103
13.5
2019
104
13.5
2019
105
13.5
2019
106
13
2019
107
13
2019
108
12.8
2019
109
12.7
2019
110
12.7
2019
111
12.7
2019
112
12.6
2019
113
12.4
2019
114
12.2
2019
115
12
2019
116
12
2019
117
11.9
2019
118
11.7
2019
119
11.7
2019
120
11.3
2019
121
11.3
2019
122
10.9
2016
123
10.6
2019
124
10.3
2019
125
10.2
2019
126
10.1
2019
127
9.6
2019
128
9.4
2019
129
9.3
2019
130
9.2
2019
131
8.9
2019
132
8.9
2019
133
8.6
2019
134
8.3
2019
135
8.2
2019
136
8.2
2019
137
8.1
2019
138
8.1
2019
139
8
2019
140
7.9
2019
141
7.7
2019
142
7.7
2019
143
7.6
2019
144
7.6
2019
145
7.5
2019
146
7.4
2019
147
7.3
2019
148
7.3
2019
149
6.7
2019
150
6.7
2019
151
6.1
2019
152
5.9
2019
153
5.8
2019
154
5.8
2019
155
5.3
2019
156
5.3
2019
157
5.3
2016
158
5.2
2019
159
5.1
2019
160
5.1
2019
161
5.1
2019
162
4.9
2019
163
4.9
2019
164
4.5
2019
165
4.1
2019
166
4.1
2019
167
4
2019
168
3.9
2019
169
3.9
2019
170
3.9
2019
171
3.8
2019
172
3.7
2019
173
3.6
2019
174
3.2
2019
175
3.1
2019
176
3.1
2019
177
2.2
2019
178
2.1
2019
179
2.1
2019
180
2
2019
181
1.9
2019
182
1.6
2019
183
0.2
2019
184
0
2019
185
0
2016
Road Traffic Mortality Rate Around the World
Largest Changes in Road Traffic Mortality Rate, 2014–2019
Road Traffic Mortality Rate by Country
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1
37.9
38.7
39.9
40.1
40.6
41.2
2
35
36.9
37.2
36.9
37.4
37.9
3
34.8
35.2
36.1
37
37.9
38.9
4
34.5
34.9
35.6
37.8
38.2
39
5
33.7
34
34.1
35.3
36
37.7
6
33.6
34.4
34.8
34.9
35.2
35.5
7
33.6
33.5
33.7
33.2
33
34.9
8
32.6
32.8
32.5
35.1
32.3
32.2
9
32.2
32.1
31.7
32
32.1
32.2
10
32.1
32.4
32.6
32.8
33.1
33.4
11
31.9
33.1
33.8
34.7
35.7
36.7
12
31.7
32.9
35.4
46.3
53.5
64.6
13
31.1
31.5
32.4
32.6
33
33.5
14
31.1
32
32
33.3
34
34.8
15
30.6
30.8
30.6
30.9
31
31.1
16
30.4
30.7
31.1
30.2
30.1
30
17
30.3
29.9
29.6
29.2
28.8
28.7
18
30.2
30.4
30.5
30.7
30.8
31
19
30.2
30.3
30.4
29.9
29.7
29.4
20
29.9
30.2
30.3
30.4
29.9
29.4
21
29.8
29.9
29.7
29.8
29.7
29.7
22
29.5
30.1
30.8
42.6
31.6
31.9
23
28.9
29
29.5
29.7
29.9
30.2
24
28.7
30.4
30.5
31.3
32.2
33
25
28.4
24.4
24.6
22.7
22.5
22.3
26
28.1
28.3
28.6
28.8
29
29.2
27
27.3
27.6
28.2
28.6
29.2
29.7
28
27.3
27.8
28.2
28.6
29.1
29.6
29
27.2
27.2
27.4
27.4
27.4
27.4
30
27
27.3
27.5
27
26.9
26.8
31
26.6
27.3
27.4
27.7
28
28.3
32
26.6
27.1
27.1
27.4
27.6
27.9
33
26.3
26.6
26.5
26.6
26.6
26.6
34
26.1
26.1
26
25.8
25.7
25.5
35
25.8
26
26.4
27
27.6
28.2
36
25.6
25.8
25.6
25.7
25.6
25.6
37
25
26.2
28.7
30.6
33.2
35.9
38
24.9
25.1
25.5
26.9
26.1
26.8
39
24.8
25.9
27.5
17.1
17.1
14.9
40
24.7
25.4
26.7
27.8
29.2
30.6
41
24.6
25.7
27.4
28.9
30.6
32.4
42
24.5
25
25.4
25.9
26.3
26.8
43
24.3
25.5
28.2
19.4
22.5
22.6
44
24.3
26
27.3
27.5
28.4
29.4
45
24.2
24.8
24.8
25
25.7
26.4
46
24.1
24.1
24.1
23.8
23.7
23.5
47
24
23.5
21.2
21.3
20.7
20.1
48
24
24.4
24.6
24.9
25.3
25.7
49
24
24.1
25.8
23.2
22.7
22.2
50
23.9
24
24.1
21.5
17.6
17
51
23.8
23.9
23.8
23.7
23.6
23.5
52
23.8
19.4
16.3
20.8
20.9
21
53
23.6
20.8
19.9
18.7
17.1
16
54
23.6
24.3
25.2
21.3
18.7
21.3
55
23.5
23.5
24.1
23.8
24.1
24.2
56
23.4
23.2
23.1
23
22.9
22.7
57
23.2
23.6
24.7
25.5
26
26.1
58
23
23.8
24.7
25.4
26.3
27.2
59
23
23.2
23.4
23.6
23.9
24.1
60
23
22.8
24
22.9
22.7
22.5
61
22.8
22.9
23.1
23.9
23.8
23.9
62
22.8
22.9
23
21.5
18.7
16.5
63
22.5
21.8
20.6
20.7
21.7
21.5
64
21.9
21.4
21.4
21.1
20.9
20.7
65
21.8
22
22.6
22.2
22.1
22
66
21.2
21.2
21.1
21
21
20.9
67
20.9
16.3
15.9
14.1
13.6
10.6
68
20.6
20.9
21.2
20.6
20.5
20.5
69
20.5
20.5
20.4
20.4
27.1
27.3
70
20.4
20.8
22.2
20.6
20.8
20.9
71
20.3
17.5
14.4
13.5
12.9
12
72
19.9
18.8
15.3
20.3
20.7
21.1
73
19.8
19.7
19.7
19.1
17.7
17
74
19.6
19.7
19.9
20
20.2
20.4
75
19.3
18.4
17.7
13.9
13.8
12.7
76
19
18.8
18.1
17.1
16.2
15.4
77
18.8
18.3
18
17.8
17.6
17.4
78
18.4
18.4
18.2
18
16.1
15.7
79
17.9
18
18.3
18.4
18.6
18.8
80
17.8
18.1
17.9
13.3
11.3
8.9
81
17.3
17.4
17.8
18.4
19
19.6
82
17.3
17.5
15.1
16.5
12.8
12.7
83
16.9
18
18.6
17.2
16.3
15.4
84
16.9
16.9
16.8
16.7
16.6
16.5
85
16.7
16.7
15.7
16.4
20.4
20
86
16.4
15.2
16.4
16.8
17.3
17.9
87
16.3
11.4
14.3
16
15.7
15.3
88
16.3
16.4
14.2
14.6
14.1
13.5
89
16.3
15.3
13.4
14.1
15.8
14.8
90
16.2
16.1
16.1
16.3
16.6
16.9
91
16.1
16
16.4
16.2
16.1
16.1
92
16.1
15.6
15.3
15.2
15.5
15.6
93
16.1
16.2
16.2
16.3
16.3
16.4
94
15.9
15.8
15.8
15.6
15.5
15.3
95
15.9
16.3
17
16.2
16.2
16.3
96
15.5
15.8
16.3
15.6
14.2
13.5
97
14.8
13.1
12
11.1
10.2
9.3
98
14.8
15.5
15.4
15.3
15.1
14.9
99
14.5
15.8
14.9
13.3
11.8
12.4
100
14.3
14.1
13.9
13.9
13.5
12.6
101
14.2
16.5
16.6
14.7
14.4
14.8
102
14.2
14.2
14.2
13.4
13.9
13.9
103
14.1
14.4
14.8
15.1
14.2
15.9
104
13.7
12.9
13.6
10.3
10
10.2
105
13.6
13.8
13.8
11.4
11
11.7
106
13.6
13.9
13.9
13.8
13.7
13.6
107
13.5
13.5
13.5
13.3
13.1
13
108
13.4
13.9
14.1
14
13.6
14.1
109
13.4
11.1
9
8.7
8.1
7.3
110
13.3
13.6
13.6
13.1
13
12.8
111
13.2
10.3
8.7
8.5
8.1
6.7
112
13.1
13.8
13.7
12.5
12.4
12.2
113
13
13.1
13.2
12.6
12.2
11.9
114
12.9
19
35
23.8
26.7
29.8
115
12.8
14
16.6
18.1
20.4
22.9
116
12.7
12.3
12.1
11.8
11.6
11.3
117
12.7
13.7
15.7
11.4
11.4
11.3
118
12.4
11.2
9.3
8.1
9.1
8.1
119
12.3
12.3
12.3
14
14
14.9
120
12.3
11.7
9.8
10.6
10.3
10.1
121
12.1
13.9
14.7
16.3
17.9
19.7
122
11.8
15.1
18.9
15.7
15.9
16.2
123
11.5
10.1
8.9
8.9
8.3
7.6
124
11.5
13.3
13.1
13.5
14.3
15.1
125
11.4
11.4
11.3
13
12.9
13
126
11.3
10.4
9.7
8.5
7.7
7.3
127
11.3
12.1
12.9
12.8
12.6
12.7
128
11.2
10.5
8.1
8.2
7.5
8.1
129
-
-
10.9
-
-
-
130
10.9
12.5
12.2
11.8
11.9
12
131
10.9
10.6
9.8
9.5
8.6
8.6
132
10.9
11.9
11.5
11.2
10.2
11.7
133
10.7
8.5
10.7
10.4
7.8
7.6
134
10.4
9.3
9.7
9.1
9.2
9.4
135
10
10
10.3
10.6
10.2
10.3
136
9.6
9.9
9.4
9.4
8.4
6.7
137
9.4
10.1
10.2
9.9
8.9
9.2
138
9.3
9.3
9.7
8.6
8.3
8.3
139
8.5
9
8.6
8.7
8.8
8.9
140
8.5
8.3
7.4
8
9
8.2
141
8.4
13.3
5.6
8.5
8.3
8.2
142
8.2
9.3
8.1
8.7
8.4
7.9
143
8.1
8.3
8.2
8.7
8.2
7.7
144
8.1
10.7
9.9
11.1
12.2
13.5
145
8
7.8
7.8
8
8.1
7.7
146
7.5
6.7
7.4
8.6
7.5
7.5
147
7.3
7.5
6.9
6.2
5.7
5.2
148
7.2
7.7
7.8
9
8.9
9.6
149
6.7
6.7
5.8
5.5
5.4
5.8
150
6.7
7.2
5.9
5.6
6.3
5.9
151
6.6
6.4
6.3
6.2
6.1
6.1
152
6.5
6.5
6.2
4.8
6.7
4.1
153
6.4
7.4
6.4
6.1
5.2
5.1
154
6.4
6.4
6.4
6.9
7.1
7.4
155
6.1
6.4
6.1
4.1
5.7
4.5
156
5.9
6.9
17.8
17.3
23.9
33
157
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.6
5.4
5.3
158
5.8
5.9
5.5
5.7
5.6
5.3
159
5.5
6
6.5
5.2
4.5
5.1
160
5.4
5.2
5.6
5.2
4.8
4.9
161
5.4
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.2
5.1
162
5.3
6.7
5.2
6
5.5
5.8
163
-
-
5.3
-
-
-
164
5.1
5.7
5.2
4.9
4.8
4.9
165
4.6
8.2
9.1
7.6
7.8
8
166
4.6
3.6
4.4
2.4
2.1
1.9
167
4.4
5.1
4.7
4.4
4.5
3.9
168
4.3
4.4
4
4
4.1
3.8
169
4.3
3.6
4.1
3.4
3
3.1
170
4.2
4.2
4.1
3.9
3.7
3.6
171
4.2
4.2
4.1
4.2
4.1
3.9
172
3.6
4.2
4.3
4
3.4
3.9
173
3.5
3.5
4
3.3
3.2
3.7
174
3.5
3.8
3.8
3.7
4.1
4
175
3.2
3.2
3.1
2.7
3.6
3.1
176
3.2
2.9
3
3
3
3.2
177
3.1
3
2.7
2.5
2.3
2.1
178
3.1
3.1
2.7
2.8
2.8
2.2
179
3
2.6
2.7
2.1
2.1
2.1
180
2.5
2.6
0.9
1.8
1.7
1.6
181
2.3
2.8
6
4.9
4.6
4.1
182
1.8
4.8
6.6
5.5
7
2
183
0.9
0.9
1.8
0.3
0.2
0.2
184
0.6
0
0
0
0
0
185
-
-
0
-
-
-
Methodology
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest road traffic mortality rate?
The Dominican Republic recorded the highest rate in 2019 at 64.6 deaths per 100,000 people, followed by Zimbabwe (41.2) and Venezuela (39.0).
How many countries are included in the dataset?
The dataset includes 185 countries and territories, and 182 of them record data for 2019.
What does this indicator measure?
It measures the number of deaths caused by road traffic injuries per 100,000 people in a country's population, based on WHO estimates.
Which country has the lowest road traffic mortality rate?
Antigua and Barbuda recorded the lowest rate in 2019 at 0.0 per 100,000 people, followed by Micronesia (0.2) and the Maldives (1.6).
Why is the latest year 2019?
The latest available observation in the dataset is 2019; later years are not published in this World Bank indicator.
Data Disclaimer: Projected data (future years) are estimates based on mathematical models. Actual values may differ. Learn about our methodology →
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Updated: 08.08.2026https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.STA.TRAF.P5
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