ROAD SAFETY
Ranking countries in the region
Region: Africa
| Country | Traffic Fatality Rate |
|---|---|
| Seychelles | 6.6 |
| Congo | 8.4 |
| Mauritania | 9.5 |
| Mauritius | 9.7 |
| Cameroon | 10.6 |
| Rwanda | 11.6 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 11.7 |
| Burundi | 12.3 |
| Gabon | 12.5 |
| Sierra Leone | 13.8 |
| Liberia | 15.3 |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 15.8 |
| Uganda | 16.0 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 16.3 |
| Botswana | 16.5 |
| Cabo Verde | 16.5 |
| Zambia | 17.1 |
| Nigeria | 17.2 |
| Eritrea | 17.7 |
| Ethiopia | 17.7 |
| Algeria | 18.3 |
| Mozambique | 20.1 |
| Malawi | 20.2 |
| Mali | 20.2 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 20.6 |
| Senegal | 20.8 |
| Lesotho | 21.6 |
| Gambia | 22.0 |
| Namibia | 22.0 |
| Madagascar | 22.5 |
| Togo | 22.7 |
| South Sudan | 23.3 |
| South Africa | 24.5 |
| Eswatini | 24.7 |
| Benin | 24.8 |
| Niger | 24.9 |
| Central African Republic | 25.9 |
| Ghana | 25.9 |
| Chad | 26.4 |
| Burkina Faso | 27.8 |
| Kenya | 28.2 |
| Comoros | 29.0 |
| Zimbabwe | 29.9 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 30.5 |
| Guinea | 37.4 |
Road traffic fatality rates represent estimated road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. The data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Status Report on Road Safety 2023 and were the most recent available as of March 2026.