Countries With the Highest Road Traffic Deaths
Every country with a figure for road traffic deaths, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Dominican Republic (64.6), Zimbabwe (41.2) and Venezuela, RB (39). The middle country of the 190 has 14.9.
What this measures
Mortality from road traffic injury (per 100,000 population). Source: World Health Organization. For this measure, higher is worse.
The World Bank's copy stops at 2019.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2013–2019. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Road traffic deaths | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 64.6 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 41.2 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 3 | Venezuela, RB | 39 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 4 | Liberia | 38.9 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 5 | Eritrea | 37.9 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 37.7 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 7 | South Sudan | 36.7 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 35.9 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 9 | Burundi | 35.5 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 10 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 34.9 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 11 | Namibia | 34.8 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 12 | Eswatini | 33.5 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 13 | Malawi | 33.4 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 33 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 15 | Tonga | 33 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 16 | Chad | 32.4 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 32.2 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 18 | Thailand | 32.2 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 19 | Lesotho | 31.9 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 20 | Tanzania | 31.1 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 31 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 22 | Viet Nam | 30.6 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 23 | Cameroon | 30.2 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 24 | Mozambique | 30 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 25 | St. Lucia | 29.8 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 26 | Congo, Rep. | 29.7 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 27 | Guinea | 29.7 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 28 | Gambia, The | 29.6 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 29 | Rwanda | 29.4 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 30 | Uganda | 29.4 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 31 | Yemen, Rep. | 29.4 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 32 | Madagascar | 29.2 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 33 | Togo | 28.7 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 34 | Kenya | 28.3 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 28.2 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 36 | Sao Tome and Principe | 27.9 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 37 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 27.4 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 38 | Iraq | 27.3 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 39 | Equatorial Guinea | 27.2 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 40 | Benin | 26.8 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 41 | Cabo Verde | 26.8 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 42 | Sudan | 26.8 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 43 | Comoros | 26.6 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 44 | Botswana | 26.4 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 45 | Angola | 26.1 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 46 | Ghana | 25.7 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 47 | Mauritania | 25.6 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 48 | Niger | 25.5 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 49 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 24.2 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 50 | Cote d'Ivoire | 24.1 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 51 | Gabon | 23.9 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 52 | Djibouti | 23.5 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 53 | Senegal | 23.5 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 54 | Guatemala | 22.9 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 55 | Mali | 22.7 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 56 | Belize | 22.6 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 57 | Malaysia | 22.5 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 58 | Guyana | 22.3 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 59 | South Africa | 22.2 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 60 | Paraguay | 22 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 61 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 21.5 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 62 | Libya | 21.3 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 63 | Bolivia | 21.1 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 64 | Mongolia | 21 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 65 | Algeria | 20.9 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 66 | El Salvador | 20.9 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 67 | Nigeria | 20.7 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 68 | Zambia | 20.5 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 69 | Myanmar | 20.4 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 70 | Ecuador | 20.1 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 71 | Armenia | 20 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 19.7 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 73 | Cambodia | 19.6 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 74 | Haiti | 18.8 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 75 | Lao PDR | 17.9 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 76 | China | 17.4 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 77 | Jordan | 17 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 78 | Morocco | 17 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 16.9 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 80 | Solomon Islands | 16.5 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 81 | Tunisia | 16.5 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 82 | Lebanon | 16.4 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 83 | Nepal | 16.3 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 84 | Bhutan | 16.2 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 85 | Honduras | 16.1 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 86 | Brazil | 16 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 87 | Afghanistan | 15.9 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 15.7 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 89 | India | 15.6 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 90 | Colombia | 15.4 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 91 | Kuwait | 15.4 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 92 | Bangladesh | 15.3 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 93 | Suriname | 15.3 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 94 | Jamaica | 15.1 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 95 | Chile | 14.9 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 96 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14.9 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 97 | Vanuatu | 14.9 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 14.8 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 99 | Uruguay | 14.8 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 100 | Argentina | 14.1 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 101 | Panama | 13.9 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 102 | Peru | 13.6 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.5 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 104 | Fiji | 13.5 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 105 | Turkmenistan | 13.5 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 106 | Pakistan | 13 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 107 | Samoa | 13 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 108 | Mexico | 12.8 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 109 | Kazakhstan | 12.7 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 110 | Kyrgyz Republic | 12.7 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 111 | United States | 12.7 | 2019 | North America |
| 112 | Papua New Guinea | 12.6 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 113 | Georgia | 12.4 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 114 | Mauritius | 12.2 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 115 | Philippines | 12 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 116 | Russian Federation | 12 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 117 | Timor-Leste | 11.9 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 118 | Albania | 11.7 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 119 | Uzbekistan | 11.7 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 120 | Indonesia | 11.3 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 121 | Seychelles | 11.3 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 122 | Dominica | 10.9 | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 123 | Oman | 10.6 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 124 | Romania | 10.3 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 125 | Ukraine | 10.2 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 126 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 10.1 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 127 | New Zealand | 9.6 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 128 | Poland | 9.4 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.3 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 130 | Bulgaria | 9.2 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 131 | United Arab Emirates | 8.9 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 132 | Cuba | 8.9 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 133 | Korea, Rep. | 8.6 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 134 | Greece | 8.3 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 135 | Barbados | 8.2 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 136 | Portugal | 8.2 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 137 | Lithuania | 8.1 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 138 | Latvia | 8.1 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 139 | Grenada | 8 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 140 | Croatia | 7.9 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 141 | Bahamas, The | 7.7 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 142 | Hungary | 7.7 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 143 | Andorra | 7.6 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 144 | Belarus | 7.6 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 145 | Montenegro | 7.6 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 146 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.5 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 147 | Serbia | 7.5 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 148 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.4 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 149 | Moldova | 7.3 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 150 | Qatar | 7.3 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 151 | Azerbaijan | 6.7 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 152 | Turkiye | 6.7 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 153 | Slovak Republic | 6.1 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 154 | Czechia | 5.9 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 155 | Belgium | 5.8 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 156 | Cyprus | 5.8 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 157 | Marshall Islands | 5.7 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 158 | Canada | 5.3 | 2019 | North America |
| 159 | Italy | 5.3 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 160 | West Bank and Gaza | 5.3 | 2016 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 161 | Bahrain | 5.2 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 162 | France | 5.1 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 163 | North Macedonia | 5.1 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 164 | Slovenia | 5.1 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 165 | Australia | 4.9 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 166 | Austria | 4.9 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 167 | Palau | 4.78 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 168 | Estonia | 4.5 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 169 | Luxembourg | 4.1 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 170 | Malta | 4.1 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 171 | Netherlands | 4 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 172 | Spain | 3.9 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 173 | Finland | 3.9 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 174 | Israel | 3.9 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 175 | Germany | 3.8 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 176 | Denmark | 3.7 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 177 | Japan | 3.6 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 178 | United Kingdom | 3.2 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 179 | Ireland | 3.1 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 180 | Sweden | 3.1 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 181 | Switzerland | 2.2 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 182 | Norway | 2.1 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 183 | Singapore | 2.1 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 184 | Iceland | 2 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 185 | Kiribati | 1.9 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 186 | Maldives | 1.6 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 187 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 0.2 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 188 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 189 | Monaco | 0 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 190 | San Marino | 0 | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
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- Countries With the Lowest Road Traffic Deaths
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