🇪🇹 Ethiopia Road Accidents Today — Live Reports
Quick answer: Ethiopia has an estimated 26,305 road deaths so far in 2026 — about 92 a day, 26.7 per 100,000 people (significantly higher than the global average, rank #28 of 195). 0 accident reports from Ethiopia were tracked in the last 24 hours (updated 06:15 UTC). Emergency number: 991 (police) / 907 (ambulance). Traffic drives on the right.
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE), is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the southeast, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the west, and Sudan to the northwest. Ethiopia covers a land area of 1,104,300 km2 (426,400 sq mi).
- Capital
- Addis Ababa
- Population
- 128,691,692 (2023)
- Area
- 1,104,300 km²
- Calling code
- +251
- Languages
- Amharic
- Currency
- bir
- Continent
- Africa
- Emergency number
- 991 (police) / 907 (ambulance)
- Road deaths / 100k
- 26.7
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · read 2026-09-10
Ethiopia Accident News — Last 24 Hours
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Ethiopia — Recent Report Archive
Reports matched to Ethiopia over recent days, preserved as they were tracked. Dates reflect when reports were published.
Emergency Numbers in Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, dial 991 (police) / 907 (ambulance). From most GSM mobiles, 112 also reaches local emergency services.
Numbers can change — verify locally. Full list: emergency numbers for every country.
Ethiopia on this site
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Road Safety in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has an estimated road traffic death rate of 26.7 per 100,000 people, which is significantly higher than the global average. With a population of roughly 126,500,000, that translates to about 33,776 deaths every year — 92 every single day.
Globally it ranks #28 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 Ethiopia — speed limits, alcohol limit and which side of the road.
Road Deaths in Ethiopia, 2000–2019
Deaths per 100,000 people by year (World Bank, mirroring WHO estimates). Over this period the rate has risen by 12.2%.
Ethiopia vs Nearby Countries
| Country | Rate /100k | Est. deaths / year | Est. 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 26.7 | 33,776 | 26,305 |
| Djibouti | 21.7 | 239 | 186 |
| Eritrea | 25.3 | 936 | 728 |
| Somalia | 27.1 | 4,905 | 3,820 |
| South Sudan | 33.9 | 3,763 | 2,930 |