Road safety in 2018
Low-income and middle-income countries account for 93% of the number of deaths, while the same countries account for only 54% of the global fleet.
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Road Safety in 2018: the World Health Organization report
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According to data from the World Health Organization published in July 2017, lack of road safety in the world :
- is the leading cause of mortality in low-income and middle-income countries,
- causes between 20 and 50 million injuries every year,
- is the leading cause of death among the 15-29 year-olds,
- causes the death of vulnerable road users: half of the people killed on the road are pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists,
- is costly to economy. It includes nearly 3% of the countries’ GDP,
- is likely to be the seventh leading cause of death by 2030. In 2009, road accidents were ranked ninth in deaths.
Road Safety in 2018: main risk factors
Among the risk factors identified by WHO are the following ones in descending order :
- speeding,
- driving while intoxicated or under the influence of psychoactive substances,
- non-compliance or absence of safety provisions (helmet, seat belt, car seat for children ...),
- distracted driving due to the use of mobile phones,
- dangerous road infrastructure,
- failure to comply with the Highway Traffic Act.
Road safety: ranking of countries according to the mortality rate (statistics)
Below is the 2015 ranking of countries according to the road mortality rate. This is the number of fatalities per 100 000 inhabitants.
The average mortality rate is highest in middle-income countries, that is 20.1, compared to 18.3 for low-income countries and 8.7 for high-income countries.
Average mortality rate on roads per 100 000 inhabitants
Road safety in Africa: number of deaths and road mortality rate
Ranking | Country | Population 2015 | GDP/ capita 2015 | Number of vehicles 2015 | Reported number of deaths1 | Adjusted number of deaths2 | Mortality rate 20153 | Mortality rate 2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Libya | 6 278 440 | 12 930* | 2 740 000 | 4 398 | 4 554 | 72.5 | - |
2 | Rwanda | 11 609 670 | 1 762 | - | 526 | 3 782 | 32.57 | 19.9 |
3 | Tanzania | 53 470 420 | 853 | 1 509 000 | 3 885 | 16 211 | 30.3 | 22.7 |
4 | Mozambique | 27 977 860 | 1 192 | 400 000 | 1 744 | 8 173 | 29.21 | 18.5 |
5 | Togo | 7 304 580 | 1 460 | 198 000 | 1 044 | 2 123 | 29.06 | 17.2 |
6 | D R Congo | 77 266 810 | 784 | 1 900 000 | 498 | 22 419 | 29 | 20.9 |
7 | Burkina Faso | 18 105 570 | 590 | 1 500 000 | 1 461 | 5 072 | 28 | 27.7 |
8 | Gambia | 1 990 920 | 1 680 | - | 155 | 544 | 27.32 | 18.8 |
9 | Madagascar | 24 235 390 | 1 465 | 660 000 | 791 | 6 506 | 26.84 | 18.4 |
10 | Uganda | 39 032 380 | 541 | 490 000 | 2 851 | 10 280 | 26.33 | 28.9 |
11 | Cameroon | 23 344 180 | 3 115 | 347 000 | 1 063 | 6 136 | 26.28 | 20.1 |
12 | Benin | 10 879 830 | 761 | 252 000 | 708 | 2 855 | 26.24 | 23.9 |
13 | Sierra Leone | 6 453 180 | 652 | 68 802 | 220 | 1661 | 25.7 | 22.6 |
14 | Senegal | 14 900 000 | 913 | 660 000 | 356 | 3 844 | 25.7 | 19.5 |
15 | Zimbabwe | 15 602 750 | 1 786.6 | 940 000 | 1 787 | 3 985 | 25.54 | 14.6 |
16 | Congo | 4 620 330 | 6 381 | 120 000 | 206 | 1 174 | 25.4 | 17.1 |
17 | Guinea-Bissau | 1 844 330 | 575 | 62 000 | 117 | 468 | 25.3 | 31.2 |
18 | Ghana | 27 409 890 | 4 210 | 890 000 | 2 240 | 6 789 | 24.76 | 22.2 |
19 | South Africa | 54 956 000 | 13 195 | 9 600 000 | 13 802 | 13 273 | 24.15 | 31.9 |
20 | Tunisia | 11 107 800 | 11 467 | 1 921 940 | 1 505 | 2 679 | 24.11 | 18.8 |
21 | Niger | 19 899 120 | 955 | 315 600 | 1 047 | 4 706 | 23.6 | 23.7 |
22 | Algeria | 39 666 520 | 14 717 | 5 683 000 | 4 540 | 9 337 | 23.53 | - |
23 | Mauritania | 4 067 560 | 1 337 | 416 000 | 204 | 952 | 23.4 | 28 |
24 | Angola | 25 021 970 | 4 100 | 880 000 | 5591 | 5 769 | 23 | 23.1 |
25 | Sudan | 40 234 880 | 2 414 | 111 000 | 2 281 | 9 221 | 22.9 | 25.1 |
26 | Namibia | 2 458 830 | 10 411 | - | 400 | 551 | 22.4 | 25 |
27 | Mali | 17 599 690 | 724 | 203 000 | 529 | 3 920 | 22.2 | 23.1 |
28 | Gabon | 1 725 290 | 20 081 | - | 45 | 383 | 22.19 | 22.5 |
29 | Zambia | 16 211 770 | 1360 | 534 000 | 1 797 | 3 586 | 22.1 | 23.8 |
30 | Chad | 14 037 470 | 775 | 622 000 | 1 527 | 3 089 | 22 | - |
31 | Cote d Ivoire | 22 701 560 | 3 514 | 900 000 | 844 | 4 924 | 21.69 | 20.9 |
32 | Botswana | 2 262 490 | 15 839 | 392 000 | 399 | 477 | 21.08 | 20.8 |
33 | Morocco | 34 803 000 | 7 757 | 3 570 000 | 3 832 | 6 870 | 19.73 | 18 |
34 | Mauritius | 1 262 610 | 20 085 | 237 000 | 136 | 152 | 12.03 | 12.2 |
Road safety in the Middle East: number of deaths and road mortality rate
Ranking | Country | Population 2015 | GDP/capita 2015 | Number of vehicles 2015 | Reported number of deaths1 | Adjusted number of deaths2 | Mortality rate 20153 | Mortality rate 2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jordan | 7 594 550 | 10 902 | 1 130 000 | 768 | 1 913 | 25.1 | 22.9 |
2 | Saudi Arabia | 31 540 370 | 53 539 | 6 600 000 | 7 661 | 7 898 | 25 | 24.8 |
3 | Oman | 4 490 540 | 39 971 | 980 000 | 913 | 924 | 20.57 | 30.4 |
4 | Yemen | 26 832 220 | 2 821 | 1 000 000 | 3 239 | 5 248 | 19.55 | 23.7 |
5 | Iraq | 36 423 390 | 15 395 | 3 900 000 | 5 789 | 6 826 | 18.74 | 4.7 |
6 | Lebanon | 5 850 740 | 13 936 | 683 000 | 630 | 1 088 | 18.59 | 22.3 |
7 | Kuwait | 3 892 110 | 74 645 | 1 876 000 | 473 | 629 | 16.16 | 16.5 |
8 | Qatar | 2 235 360 | 141 548 | 1 020 000 | 204 | 330 | 14.76 | 14 |
9 | Egypt | 91 508 080 | 10 913 | 5 734 000 | 8 701 | 10 466 | 11.43 | 13.2 |
10 | United Arab Emirates | 9 156 960 | 69 971 | 2 140 000 | 651 | 1 021 | 11.14 | 12.7 |
11 | Bahrain | 1 377 240 | 46 586 | 578 000 | 83 | 107 | 7.77 | 10.5 |
Road safety in Asia: number of deaths and road mortality rate
Ranking | Country | Population 2015 | GDP/capita 2015 | Number of vehicles 2015 | Reported number of deaths1 | Adjusted number of deaths2 | Mortality rate 20153 | Mortality rate 2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Thailand | 67 959 360 | 16 340 | 15 490 000 | 13 650 | 24 237 | 35.66 | 38.1 |
2 | Iran | 79 109 270 | - | 14 130 000 | 17 994 | 24 896 | 31.47 | 34.1 |
3 | Vietnam | 91 703 800 | 6 034 | 2 170 000 | 9 845 | 22 419 | 24.44 | 24.7 |
4 | Malaysia | 30 331 010 | 26 950 | 13 300 000 | 6 915 | 7 129 | 23.5 | 25 |
5 | China | 1 371 220 000 | 14 450 | 162 845 000 | 62 945 | 261 367 | 19.06 | 20.5 |
6 | Sri Lanka | 20 966 000 | 11 763 | 1 470 000 | 2 362 | 3 691 | 17.6 | 13.7 |
7 | India | 1 311 050 530 | 6 100 | 28 860 000 | 137 572 | 207 551 | 15.83 | 18.9 |
8 | Indonesia | 257 563 820 | 11 057 | 22 500 000 | 26 416 | 38 279 | 14.86 | 17.7 |
9 | Pakistan | 188 924 870 | 5 010 | 3 220 000 | 9 917 | 25 781 | 13.64 | 17.4 |
10 | South korea | 50 617 040 | 34 647 | 20 990 000 | 5 092 | 5 931 | 11.71 | 14.1 |
11 | Philippines | 100 699 400 | 7 387 | 3 823 000 | 1 469 | 10 379 | 10.3 | 9.1 |
12 | Japan | 126 958 470 | 40 763 | 77 404 000 | 5 679 | 5 971 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
13 | Singapore | 5 535 000 | 85 382 | 813 000 | 159 | 197 | 3.55 | 5.1 |
Road safety in the rest of the World: number of deaths and road mortality rate
Ranking | Country | Population 2015 | GDP/capita 2015 | Number of vehicles 2015 | Reported number of deaths1 | Adjusted number of deaths2 | Mortality rate 20153 | Mortality rate 2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brazil | 207 847 530 | 15 390 | 42 743 000 | 41 059 | 46 935 | 22.58 | 22.5 |
2 | Ecuador | 16 144 360 | 11 474 | 2 267 000 | 2 983 | 3 164 | 19.59 | 27 |
3 | Russia | 144 096 810 | 24 451 | 51 355 000 | 27 025 | 27 025 | 18.75 | 18.6 |
4 | Argentina | 43 416 750 | 20 364 | 13 736 000 | 5 209 | 5 619 | 12.94 | 12.6 |
5 | Chile | 17 948 140 | 23 367 | 4 445 000 | 2 108 | 2 179 | 12.14 | 12.3 |
6 | Mexico | 127 017 220 | 16 988 | 37 354 000 | 17 139 | 15 062 | 11.85 | 14.7 |
7 | United States | 321 418 820 | 56 116 | 264 194 000 | 32 719 | 35 092 | 10.91 | 11.4 |
8 | Greece | 10 823 730 | 26 379 | 6 205 000 | 865 | 1013 | 9.35 | 12.2 |
9 | Croatia | 4 224 400 | 22 514 | 1 663 000 | 368 | 395 | 9.35 | 10.4 |
10 | Turkey | 78 665 830 | 20 008 | 15 360 000 | 4 786 | 6 687 | 8.5 | 12 |
11 | Czech Republic | 10 551 220 | 33 770 | 5 890 000 | 654 | 708 | 6.7 | 7.6 |
12 | Belgium | 11 285 720 | 45 757 | 6 426 000 | 724 | 732 | 6.48 | 8.1 |
13 | New Zeland | 4 595 700 | 37 576 | 3 708 000 | 253 | 272 | 5.9 | 9.1 |
14 | Slovenia | 2 063 770 | 31 990 | 1 188 000 | 125 | 120 | 5.81 | 7.2 |
15 | Canada | 35 851 770 | 44 197 | 23 215 000 | 2 077 | 2 114 | 5.8 | 6.8 |
16 | Portugal | 10 348 650 | 29 689 | 5 872 000 | 637 | 593 | 5.73 | 11.8 |
17 | Italy | 60 802 080 | 37 217 | 42 242 000 | 3 385 | 3 428 | 5.63 | 7.2 |
18 | Australia | 23 781 170 | 46 271 | 17 200 000 | 1 192 | 1 252 | 5.2 | 6.1 |
19 | France | 66 808 380 | 41 017 | 38 652 000 | 3 268 | 3 461 | 5.18 | 6.4 |
20 | Germany | 81 413 150 | 48 042 | 48 427 000 | 3 339 | 3 540 | 4.34 | 4.7 |
21 | Spain | 46 418 270 | 34 906 | 27 463 000 | 1 680 | 1 689 | 3.6 | 5.4 |
22 | Switzerland | 8 286 980 | 62 557 | 4 924 000 | 269 | 269 | 3.24 | 4.3 |
23 | Netherlands | 16 936 520 | 49 587 | 9 395 000 | 570 | 531 | 3.13 | 3.9 |
24 | Denmark | 5 676 000 | 48 009 | 2 838 000 | 191 | 178 | 3.1 | 4.7 |
25 | United kingdom | 65 138 230 | 41 756 | 38 220 000 | 1 770 | 1 806 | 2.77 | 3.7 |
26 | Sweden | 9 798 870 | 47 855 | 5 279 000 | 260 | 272 | 2.7 | 3 |
27 | Malta | 431 330 | 33 995 | 325 000 | 18 | 11 | 2.55 | 3.8 |
2 Data modelled according to WHO assessment. Data from countries with a reliable civil registration system have not been adjusted
3 Mortality rate per 100 000 inhabitants
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