Road-traffic injuries (deaths per 100,000 population)
15.3 per 100k
Source: World Bank World Development IndicatorsAs of 2019-12-31
Next steps
Public health
Road-traffic injuries is classified Elevated at 15.3 per 100k, observed through 2019-12-31.
Road-traffic injuries (deaths per 100,000 population)
15.3 per 100k
Source: World Bank World Development IndicatorsAs of 2019-12-31
Assessment
Elevated
BDPolicyLab analytical classification based on the stated assessment basis. It is not an official agency designation. Benchmark stress score: 53/100.
Source: BDPolicyLab assessmentAs of 2019-12-31
Movement
Unchanged
Stale observation
Source: BDPolicyLab comparable assessmentsAs of 24 Aug 2026, 01:25
Stale observation. Cadence basis: annual official series with publication lag.
Source: BDPolicyLab Crisis Orb Updated 2026-08-23
| Evidence | Reading | Observed through | Primary source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road-traffic injuries (deaths per 100,000 population) | 15.3 per 100k | 2019-12-31 | World Bank World Development IndicatorsSH.STA.TRAF.P5 |
Comparable assessments
Current movement: Unchanged
Elevated
25 Jul 2026, 04:03 to 24 Aug 2026, 01:25
338 comparable assessments.
Decision architecture
These are linked records, not recommendations. They identify documented responsibility, published policy work, and modelled instruments that have passed their respective public gates.
Owns
Road infrastructure, bridge construction, road transport regulation, and highway management
Authority: Constitution of Bangladesh, Article 55; Rules of Business 1996
Owns
Regulatory body for ensuring order in the road transport sector, vehicle registration, driving license issuance, fitness certification, and road safety enforcement
Authority: Motor Vehicles Ordinance 1983 (amended 1987)
Grounded prescription
Close the road-death data gap before Bangladesh can cut its 5-8K annual tollDGHS should first reconcile the divergent BRTA and media-based road-death counts (estimated 5-8K deaths/year) into one surveillance-backed figure, then use a blackspot map to direct engineering fixes with the Department of Public Health Engineering.
Research · Primary
Bangladesh Transport & Logistics AnalysisThe assessment compares the latest source observation with BDPolicyLab analytical monitoring bands. For this detector, higher readings indicate greater stress; the internal analytical cutoffs are 8.5 per 100k, 12.0 per 100k, 17.0 per 100k, 21.0 per 100k. The score is a level-anchored piecewise-linear transformation with state bands at 20, 40, 60, and 85. The indicator's primary source is identified with the evidence in this card. Forecast ranges are published only as calibrated 80% predictive intervals with an explicit source time unit.
BDPolicyLab analytical classification based on the stated assessment basis. It is not an official agency designation.
No public forecast is shown because the validation or time-unit requirement was not met.