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6.1.2 Key characteristics of OIC member countries per region
t provide some general transport and related statistics for countries in each
of the three OIC regions; i.e. the African, Arab and Asian region.
African Region
For the African region these statistics reveal that vehicle ownership rates in OIC countries is
generally very low (below 50 vehicles/1,000 population) whereas the traffic mortality rates
(number of fatalities per 100,000 population) is relatively high (around 25 traffic
deaths/100,000 population) when compared to for example western countries. Developed
(mostly high income) western countries typically have vehicle ownership rates above 500
vehicles/1,000 population and traffic mortality rates below 10 deaths/100,000 population
(many countries with rates in the region of 3-6 per 100,000). However, the car ownership and
mortality rates of OIC countries in Africa do not appear to differ markedly from non-OIC
countries on the continent. The average vehicle ownership of OIC countries is 33 per 1000
population whereas the average for all countries on the continent is 25 per 1000 (World Bank,
2013; 2014). However, given the low vehicle ownership rates, mortality values are high and
suggest that many traffic victims are vulnerable road users (including moped riders and
cyclists). All OIC countries in the African region fall into the low to middle income categories,
which could explain the relatively low vehicle ownership rates.
Table 13: Key statistics of OIC countries in the African region
Country
Population
[million]
Vehicle
ownership
(v./1,000 p.)
pcGNI
[US$]
Income
group
Estimated
road deaths
Mortality rate
[deaths/100,000
population]
Niger 17.8 18 400 Low 4,706 26.4
Guinea 11.7 3 460 Low 3,211 27.3
Gambia 1.8 29 500 Low 544 29.4
Togo 6.8 9 530 Low 2,123 31.1
Uganda 37.6 33 550 Low 10,280 27.4
Guinea-Bissau 1.7 37 590 Low 468 27.5
Mozambique 25.8 21 610 Low 8,173 31.7
Sierra Leone 6.1 11 660 Low 1,661 27.2
Burkina Faso 16.9 91 670 Low 5,072 30.0
Mali 15.3 19 670 Low 3,920 25.6
Benin 10.3 3 790 Low 2,855 27.7
Chad 12.8 49 1,020 Low 3,089 24.1
Senegal 14.1 28 1,050 Middle 3,844 27.2
Cameroon 22.3 1,290 Middle 6,136 27.6
Ivory Coast 20.3 29 1,450 Middle 4,924 24.2
Nigeria 173.6 33 2,710 Middle 35,641 20.5
Gabon 1.7 117 10,650 Middle 383 22.9
Total 396,6 97,030
Weighted Avg. 30 1,598.64 24. 5
Source: WHO (WHO, 2015b)
Note: Weighted averages based on population data