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Road Traffic Deaths by African country

37.4Guinea leads · 2021

Guinea has the highest road traffic death rate of any African country, at 37.4, ahead of Libya and Guinea-Bissau.

Estimated road traffic deaths per 100,000 population (WHO). 54 of 54 countries, ranked · WHO GHO, 2021.

1Guinea37.42Libya343Guinea-Bissau30.5
#1 vs #545.7×Guinea vs Seychelles
Median19.6Sudan
Lowest6.6Seychelles

By region

regional average
Southern Africa22.3
7 countries · led by Zimbabwe
West Africa21.9
16 countries · led by Guinea
North Africa19.4
6 countries · led by Libya
East Africa18.4
16 countries · led by Comoros
Central Africa15.4
9 countries · led by Chad

Full ranking

54 of 54 countries
#CountryRoad Traffic DeathsPeriod
1Guinea
37.42021
2Libya
342021
3Guinea-Bissau
30.52021
4Zimbabwe
29.92021
5Comoros
292021
6Kenya
28.22021
7Burkina Faso
27.82021
8Chad
26.42021
9Central African Republic
25.92021
10Ghana
25.92021
11Niger
24.92021
12Benin
24.82021
13Eswatini
24.72021
14South Africa
24.52021
15Djibouti
23.32021
16South Sudan
23.32021
17Togo
22.72021
18Madagascar
22.52021
19Gambia
222021
20Namibia
222021
21Lesotho
21.62021
22Senegal
20.82021
23Cote d'Ivoire
20.62021
24Malawi
20.22021
25Mali
20.22021
26Somalia
20.22021
27Mozambique
20.12021
28Sudan
19.62021
29Morocco
18.62021
30Algeria
18.32021
31Eritrea
17.72021
32Ethiopia
17.72021
33Nigeria
17.22021
34Zambia
17.12021
35Botswana
16.52021
36Cabo Verde
16.52021
37Democratic Republic of the Congo
16.32021
38Tunisia
16.32021
39Uganda
162021
40Tanzania
15.82021
41Liberia
15.32021
42Angola
152021
43Sierra Leone
13.82021
44Gabon
12.52021
45Burundi
12.32021
46Equatorial Guinea
11.72021
47Sao Tome and Principe
11.72021
48Rwanda
11.62021
49Cameroon
10.62021
50Mauritius
9.72021
51Mauritania
9.52021
52Egypt
9.42021
53Republic of the Congo
8.42021
54Seychelles
6.62021

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Frequently asked questions

Which African country has the highest road traffic death rate?

Guinea has the highest road traffic death rate in Africa at 37.4 (2021), followed by Libya and Guinea-Bissau.

Which African country has the lowest road traffic death rate?

Seychelles has the lowest road traffic death rate of the 54 African countries with data, at 6.6 (2021).

How many African countries report Road Traffic Deaths data?

54 of 54 African countries have a recent Road Traffic Deaths figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.

How do I get this ranking via API?

Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=road_traffic_deaths_per_100k&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.

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