ACCIDENT FACTS

Key facts

·         About 1.24 million people die each year as a result of road traffic crashes.

·         Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among young people, aged 15–29 years.

·         91% of the world's fatalities on the roads occur in low-income and middle-income countries, even though these countries have approximately half of the world's vehicles.

·         Half of those dying on the world’s roads are “vulnerable road users”: pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.

·         Without action, road traffic crashes are predicted to result in the deaths of around 1.9 million people annually by 2020.

·         Only 28 countries, representing 416 million people (7% of the world’s population), have adequate laws that address all five risk factors (speed, drink-driving, helmets, seat-belts and child restraints).

Source: WHO