Car accidents injuries: death rate per country

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
CountryMortality rate per 100 000 inhabitantsPopulationGDP in USD/capita
Zimbabwe
41.214 645 4731 156
Central AfricanRepublic
37.74 745 179468
DR of Congo
34.986 790 568580
Namibia
34.82 494 5245 037
Guinea-Bissau
32.21 920 917749
Tanzania
31.158 005 4611 086
Burkina Faso
3120 321 383787
Cameroon
30.225 876 3871 507
Mozambique
3030 366 043504
Guinea
29.712 771 2461 058
Congo
29.75 380 5042 359
Gambia
29.62 347 696778
Rwanda
29.412 626 938820
Uganda
29.444 269 587794
Madagascar
29.226 969 306526
Togo
28.78 082 359893
Kenya
28.352 573 9671 817
Benin
26.811 801 1511 220
Sudan
26.842 813 237753
Botswana
26.42 303 7037 971
Angola
26.131 825 2992 810
Ghana
25.730 417 8582 210
Mauritania
25.64 525 6981 679
Niger
25.523 310 719554
Côte d’Ivoire
24.125 716 5542 276
Gabon
23.92 172 5787 767
Senegal
23.516 296 3621 430
Mali
22.719 658 023879
South Africa
22.258 558 2676 001
Libya
21.36 777 4537 686
Nigeria
20.7200 963 6032 230
Morocco
1736 471 7663 230
Tunisia
16.511 694 7213 352
Mauritius
12.21 265 71111 098
Egypt
10.1100 388 0763 019

Car accidents in the Middle East: death rate per country

 2019
CountryMortality rate per 100 000 inhabitantsPopulationGDP in USD/capita
Saudi Arabia
35.934 268 52923 140
Iraq
27.339 309 7895 658
Jordan
1710 101 6974 405
Lebanon
16.46 855 7097 584
Kuwait
15.44 207 07732 373
Syria
14.917 070 132-
Oman
10.64 974 99215 343
United Arab Emirates
8.99 770 52643 103
Qatar
7.32 832 07162 088

Car accidents in Asia: death rate per country

 2019
CountryMortality rate per 100 000 inhabitantsPopulationGDP in USD/capita
Thailande
32.269 625 5817 817
Vietnam
30.696 462 1082 715
Malaysia
22.531 949 78911 414
Iran
21.582 913 8933 115
Sri Lanka
19.721 803 0003 852
China
17.41 398 000 00010 217
India
15.61 366 000 0002 101
Pakistan
13216 565 3171 285
Philippines
12108 116 6223 485
Indonesia
11.3270 625 5674 135
Japan
3.6126 264 93140 113
Singapore
2.15 703 56965 641
South Korea
-51 709 09831 846

Car accidents in other areas of the world: death rate

 2019
CountryMortality rate per 100 000 inhabitantsPopulationGDP in USD/capita
Venezuela
3928 515 829-
Ecuador
20.117 373 6576 223
Brazil
16211 049 5198 897
Colombia
15.450 339 4436 425
Chile
14.918 952 03514 742
Argentina
14.144 938 7129 912
Peru
13.632 510 4627 028
Mexico
12.8127 575 5299 946
United States
12.7328 329 95365 280
Russia
12144 406 26111 498
Romania
10.319 371 64812 890
Ukraine
10.244 386 2033 663
New Zealand
9.64 979 60041 999
Poland
9.437 965 47515 695
Cuba
8.911 333 4849 100
Greece
8.310 721 58219 151
Portugal
8.210 286 26323 285
Croatia
7.94 065 25314 944
Hungary
7.79 771 14116 733
Turkey
6.783 429 6079 127
Czech Republic
5.910 671 87023 490
Belgium
5.811 488 98046 414
Canada
5.337 593 38446 327
Italia
5.359 729 08133 567
Slovenia
5.12 088 38525 941
France
5.167 248 92640 380
Australia
4.925 365 74555 057
Austria
4.98 879 92050 122
Malta
4.1504 06230 186
Netherlands
417 344 87452 295
Finland
3.95 521 60648 712
Spain
3.947 133 52129 565
Allemagne
3.883 092 96246 468
Germany
3.75 814 42260 213
United Kingdom
3.266 836 32742 354
Ireland
3.14 934 34080 779
Sweden
3.110 278 88751 687
Switzerland
2.28 575 28085 300
Norway
2.15 347 89675 826
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