Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Congo
Congo: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 29.7 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Congo, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality caused by road traffic injury in Congo is 29.7 per 100,000 population, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Congo peaked at 29.7 per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.5 per 100,000 population, in 2005.
Congo ranks 26th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.92 per 100,000 population | 25.5 per 100,000 population | 26.3 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.84 per 100,000 population | 26.8 per 100,000 population | 29.7 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 23 Cameroon 30.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 24 Mozambique 30 per 100,000 population compare
- 25 Saint Lucia 29.8 per 100,000 population compare
- 26 Guinea 29.7 per 100,000 population compare
- 28 Gambia 29.6 per 100,000 population compare
- 29 Rwanda 29.4 per 100,000 population compare
- 29 Uganda 29.4 per 100,000 population compare
- 29 Yemen 29.4 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Congo
- Population ages 65 and above, male 90,507 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 70,705 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 69,900 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 74,470 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 73,546 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 77,510 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 78,575 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 198,513 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Congo?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Congo was 29.7 per 100,000 population in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5 per 100,000 population in 2005.
- How does Congo rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Congo ranks 26th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.