Countries with the Highest Road Death Rate 2019
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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Dominican Republic leads in Road traffic deaths (per 100,000 people) with 64.60 in 2019.
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Average Road traffic deaths (per 100,000 people) in 2019: 36.49 · median: 34.85.
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Gap in 2019: Dominican Republic is 2.1× larger than Tanzania.
About This Dataset
Countries with the Highest Road Death Rate 2019
The 20 countries with the highest death rate from road traffic injuries in 2019, per 100,000 people. Dominican Republic is highest at 64.6 deaths per 100,000, followed by Zimbabwe at 41.2 and Venezuela at 39. 2019 is the most recent year the World Bank publishes for this indicator. Data covers 182 countries and territories.
Analysis
The median country records 15.4 road deaths per 100,000 people, so the rate in Dominican Republic is about 4 times higher. The safest of the 182 countries and territories measured is Micronesia at 0.2.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2019 · 20 observations
- Measure
- Road traffic deaths (per 100,000 people)
- Last updated
- 31 August 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2019.
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