Magazine date:
Oct 2021 According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), every year 1.3 million people die each year as a result of road accidents, with those under 30 being the most affected demographic.
On a global scale, car drivers and their passengers are the first victims of road accidents, accounting for 29% of the number of deaths. This is followed by drivers of three and two-wheelers (28%) and pedestrians (23%).
The African continent records the highest road death rate with 26.69 deaths per 100 000 inhabitants annually and is home to the country with the highest mortality, Zimbabwe with 41.2 deaths per 100 000 inhabitants.
Car accidents in Africa: death rate per country
| 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Mortality rate per 100 000 inhabitants | Population | GDP in USD/capita |
Zimbabwe | 41.2 | 14 645 473 | 1 156 |
Central AfricanRepublic | 37.7 | 4 745 179 | 468 |
DR of Congo | 34.9 | 86 790 568 | 580 |
Namibia | 34.8 | 2 494 524 | 5 037 |
Guinea-Bissau | 32.2 | 1 920 917 | 749 |
Tanzania | 31.1 | 58 005 461 | 1 086 |
Burkina Faso | 31 | 20 321 383 | 787 |
Cameroon | 30.2 | 25 876 387 | 1 507 |
Mozambique | 30 | 30 366 043 | 504 |
Guinea | 29.7 | 12 771 246 | 1 058 |
Congo | 29.7 | 5 380 504 | 2 359 |
Gambia | 29.6 | 2 347 696 | 778 |
Rwanda | 29.4 | 12 626 938 | 820 |
Uganda | 29.4 | 44 269 587 | 794 |
Madagascar | 29.2 | 26 969 306 | 526 |
Togo | 28.7 | 8 082 359 | 893 |
Kenya | 28.3 | 52 573 967 | 1 817 |
Benin | 26.8 | 11 801 151 | 1 220 |
Sudan | 26.8 | 42 813 237 | 753 |
Botswana | 26.4 | 2 303 703 | 7 971 |
Angola | 26.1 | 31 825 299 | 2 810 |
Ghana | 25.7 | 30 417 858 | 2 210 |
Mauritania | 25.6 | 4 525 698 | 1 679 |
Niger | 25.5 | 23 310 719 | 554 |
Côte d’Ivoire | 24.1 | 25 716 554 | 2 276 |
Gabon | 23.9 | 2 172 578 | 7 767 |
Senegal | 23.5 | 16 296 362 | 1 430 |
Mali | 22.7 | 19 658 023 | 879 |
South Africa | 22.2 | 58 558 267 | 6 001 |
Libya | 21.3 | 6 777 453 | 7 686 |
Nigeria | 20.7 | 200 963 603 | 2 230 |
Morocco | 17 | 36 471 766 | 3 230 |
Tunisia | 16.5 | 11 694 721 | 3 352 |
Mauritius | 12.2 | 1 265 711 | 11 098 |
Egypt | 10.1 | 100 388 076 | 3 019 |
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Car accidents in the Middle East: death rate per country
| 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Mortality rate per 100 000 inhabitants | Population | GDP in USD/capita |
Saudi Arabia | 35.9 | 34 268 529 | 23 140 |
Iraq | 27.3 | 39 309 789 | 5 658 |
Jordan | 17 | 10 101 697 | 4 405 |
Lebanon | 16.4 | 6 855 709 | 7 584 |
Kuwait | 15.4 | 4 207 077 | 32 373 |
Syria | 14.9 | 17 070 132 | - |
Oman | 10.6 | 4 974 992 | 15 343 |
United Arab Emirates | 8.9 | 9 770 526 | 43 103 |
Qatar | 7.3 | 2 832 071 | 62 088 |
Car accidents in Asia: death rate per country
| 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Mortality rate per 100 000 inhabitants | Population | GDP in USD/capita |
Thailande | 32.2 | 69 625 581 | 7 817 |
Vietnam | 30.6 | 96 462 108 | 2 715 |
Malaysia | 22.5 | 31 949 789 | 11 414 |
Iran | 21.5 | 82 913 893 | 3 115 |
Sri Lanka | 19.7 | 21 803 000 | 3 852 |
China | 17.4 | 1 398 000 000 | 10 217 |
India | 15.6 | 1 366 000 000 | 2 101 |
Pakistan | 13 | 216 565 317 | 1 285 |
Philippines | 12 | 108 116 622 | 3 485 |
Indonesia | 11.3 | 270 625 567 | 4 135 |
Japan | 3.6 | 126 264 931 | 40 113 |
Singapore | 2.1 | 5 703 569 | 65 641 |
South Korea | - | 51 709 098 | 31 846 |
Car accidents in other areas of the world: death rate
| 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Mortality rate per 100 000 inhabitants | Population | GDP in USD/capita |
Venezuela | 39 | 28 515 829 | - |
Ecuador | 20.1 | 17 373 657 | 6 223 |
Brazil | 16 | 211 049 519 | 8 897 |
Colombia | 15.4 | 50 339 443 | 6 425 |
Chile | 14.9 | 18 952 035 | 14 742 |
Argentina | 14.1 | 44 938 712 | 9 912 |
Peru | 13.6 | 32 510 462 | 7 028 |
Mexico | 12.8 | 127 575 529 | 9 946 |
United States | 12.7 | 328 329 953 | 65 280 |
Russia | 12 | 144 406 261 | 11 498 |
Romania | 10.3 | 19 371 648 | 12 890 |
Ukraine | 10.2 | 44 386 203 | 3 663 |
New Zealand | 9.6 | 4 979 600 | 41 999 |
Poland | 9.4 | 37 965 475 | 15 695 |
Cuba | 8.9 | 11 333 484 | 9 100 |
Greece | 8.3 | 10 721 582 | 19 151 |
Portugal | 8.2 | 10 286 263 | 23 285 |
Croatia | 7.9 | 4 065 253 | 14 944 |
Hungary | 7.7 | 9 771 141 | 16 733 |
Turkey | 6.7 | 83 429 607 | 9 127 |
Czech Republic | 5.9 | 10 671 870 | 23 490 |
Belgium | 5.8 | 11 488 980 | 46 414 |
Canada | 5.3 | 37 593 384 | 46 327 |
Italia | 5.3 | 59 729 081 | 33 567 |
Slovenia | 5.1 | 2 088 385 | 25 941 |
France | 5.1 | 67 248 926 | 40 380 |
Australia | 4.9 | 25 365 745 | 55 057 |
Austria | 4.9 | 8 879 920 | 50 122 |
Malta | 4.1 | 504 062 | 30 186 |
Netherlands | 4 | 17 344 874 | 52 295 |
Finland | 3.9 | 5 521 606 | 48 712 |
Spain | 3.9 | 47 133 521 | 29 565 |
Allemagne | 3.8 | 83 092 962 | 46 468 |
Germany | 3.7 | 5 814 422 | 60 213 |
United Kingdom | 3.2 | 66 836 327 | 42 354 |
Ireland | 3.1 | 4 934 340 | 80 779 |
Sweden | 3.1 | 10 278 887 | 51 687 |
Switzerland | 2.2 | 8 575 280 | 85 300 |
Norway | 2.1 | 5 347 896 | 75 826 |
