Samoa's mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) was 13 in 2019, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 56.38% from 29.8 in 2009 (7.96% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 13 | 2019 |
| Five years earlier | 11.4 | 2014 |
| Ten years earlier | 29.8 | 2009 |
| Highest | 29.8 | 2009 |
| Lowest | 11.3 | 2016 |
| Average since 2010 | 12.98 | 2010–2019 |
| First recorded | 14.9 | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2019, Samoa's mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) rose 0.1 on 2018 (from 12.9 to 13).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2018), the average change was −0.11 and a typical year strayed about 6.22 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 16.7 in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 16.9 in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2010 to 2019 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 3% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2019, Samoa had the 106th highest value of the 183 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Samoa | 13 | 2019 |
| World | 16.75 | 2019 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 16.51 | 2019 |
| Upper middle income | 17.15 | 2019 |
Closest to Samoa in the 2019 ranking
- Fiji — 104th of 183: 13.5
- Turkmenistan — 105th of 183: 13.5
- Pakistan — 106th of 183: 13
- Mexico — 108th of 183: 12.8
- Kazakhstan — 109th of 183: 12.7
- Kyrgyz Republic — 110th of 183: 12.7
What this measures
Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 20 values
| Year | Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 12.9 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2016 | 11.3 |
| 2015 | 11.4 |
| 2014 | 11.4 |
| 2013 | 18.4 |
| 2012 | 12.7 |
| 2011 | 12.8 |
| 2010 | 12.9 |
| 2009 |
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in nearby economies
- Australia — 4.9 (2019)
- Brunei Darussalam — 7.5 (2019)
- Cambodia — 19.6 (2019)
- China — 17.4 (2019)
- Fiji — 13.5 (2019)
- Indonesia — 11.3 (2019)
- Japan — 3.6 (2019)
- Kiribati — 1.9 (2019)
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
More health data for Samoa
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 11.91% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 12.59% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 40,419 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 37.14% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 43,051 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 38.97% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 83,470 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 38.06% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 12.82% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Samoa's mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population)?
- 13 in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is down 12.75% from 14.9 in 2000 (0.72% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 29.8 in 2009 and the lowest 11.3 in 2016.
- How does Samoa rank?
- 106th highest of 183 economies with data for 2019.
- Is the latest change in mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) unusual for Samoa?
- In 2019, Samoa's mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) rose 0.1 on 2018 (from 12.9 to 13). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2018), the average change was −0.11 and a typical year strayed about 6.22 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.STA.TRAF.P5, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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