🇧🇮 Burundi Road Accidents Today — Live Reports
Quick answer: Burundi has an estimated 2,559 road deaths so far in 2026 — about 9 a day, 24.9 per 100,000 people (significantly higher than the global average, rank #35 of 195). 0 accident reports from Burundi were tracked in the last 24 hours (updated 06:15 UTC). Emergency number: 112 (mobile). Traffic drives on the right.
Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and southeastern Africa, with a population of over 14 million people. It is bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and southeast, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; Lake Tanganyika lies along its southwestern border.
- Capital
- Gitega
- Population
- 13,689,450 (2023)
- Area
- 27,834 km²
- Calling code
- +257
- Languages
- Kirundi, English, French
- Currency
- Burundian franc
- Continent
- Africa
- Emergency number
- 112 (mobile)
- Road deaths / 100k
- 24.9
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · read 2026-09-10
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Emergency Numbers in Burundi
In Burundi, dial 112 (mobile). From most GSM mobiles, 112 also reaches local emergency services.
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Road Safety in Burundi
Burundi has an estimated road traffic death rate of 24.9 per 100,000 people, which is significantly higher than the global average. With a population of roughly 13,200,000, that translates to about 3,287 deaths every year — 9 every single day.
Globally it ranks #35 by death rate of 195 tracked countries. See all of Africa road accident statistics, the world table, or the methodology behind these figures. Driving here? Check the driving laws in Burundi — speed limits, alcohol limit and which side of the road.
Road Deaths in Burundi, 2000–2019
Deaths per 100,000 people by year (World Bank, mirroring WHO estimates). Over this period the rate has risen by 17.6%.