Countries with the Highest Road Traffic Death Rates
Key Findings
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Countries with the Highest Road Traffic Death RatesRoad-traffic deaths are concentrated in Africa, which holds nine of the twelve highest-rate countries. Zimbabwe tops the list at 41.2 deaths per 100,000 people, followed by Liberia (38.9) and Eritrea (37.9) - rates roughly ten times higher than the safest European countries. South Sudan (36.7), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (34.9) and Namibia (34.8) also rank near the top. Vietnam (30.6) is the only Asian entry in the group, reflecting the dangers of rapid motorisation with heavy motorcycle use. The high rates in these countries stem from poor road infrastructure, older and less safe vehicles, limited traffic enforcement, and weak emergency medical care that turns crashes into fatalities. Unlike many health measures, road deaths hit working-age adults hardest, making them a major economic as well as human toll.
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Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Health Organization (Global Status Report on Road Safety)
- Coverage
- 12 entities · 12 observations
- Measure
- Road Traffic Deaths per 100,000 People
- Last updated
- 14 July 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
- Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.
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