Global Status Report on Road Safety 2023
- December 19, 2023
- Posted by: Akarias
- Category: Blog Daily Current Affairs
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Global Status Report on Road Safety 2023: Deaths among car and other 4-wheeled light vehicle occupants fell slightly to 30 per cent of global fatalities
Context: According to WHO’s Global Situation Report on Road Safety 2023, global road fatalities declined in 2021; However, India experienced an increase in road deaths.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Key findings of the report:
Road traffic deaths worldwide fell by 5% between 2010 and 2021 to 1.19 million deaths annually.
Ten countries succeeded in reducing road traffic deaths by more than 50%: Belarus, Denmark, Japan, Lithuania, Norway, UAE, Venezuela etc.
Two-thirds of deaths occur in people of working age.
Road fatalities have declined from 18 per 1 lakh people in 2010 to 15 per 1 lakh in 2021, representing a 16% decline in road traffic fatalities since 2010.
28% of global road traffic deaths occur in the WHO South-East Asia Region, 25% in the Western Pacific Region, 19% in the African Region, 12% in the Americas Region, 11% in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and 5% in the European Region. %.
The risk of death is three times higher in low-income countries than in high-income countries, yet low-income countries have only 1% of the world’s motor vehicles.
Key findings about India:
However, India recorded a 15% increase in the death rate.
The total number of road traffic deaths increased from 1.34 lakh in 2010 to 1.54 lakh in 2021.
What are the main points of the report?
Road traffic deaths:
Road traffic deaths worldwide decreased by 5% between 2010 and 2021, totaling 1.19 million deaths annually.
108 UN member states recorded declines in road traffic deaths during this period.
India saw a 15% increase in the death rate, from 1.34 lakh in 2010 to 1.54 lakh. in 2021
Countries with significant cuts:
Ten countries succeeded in reducing road traffic deaths by more than 50%: Belarus, Brunei Darussalam, Denmark, Japan, Lithuania, Norway, Russian Federation, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela.
Thirty-five more countries made significant progress, reducing deaths by 30% to 50%.
Regional distribution of deaths:
28% of global road traffic deaths occur in the WHO South-East Asia Region, 25% in the Western Pacific Region, 19% in the African Region, 12% in the Americas Region, 11% in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and 5% in the European Region.
Low- and middle-income countries bear a disproportionate burden, accounting for 90% of deaths despite accounting for only 1% of the world’s motor vehicles.
Vulnerable Road Users:
53% of total road traffic fatalities included vulnerable road users, including pedestrians (23%), occupants of two and three vehicles. wheeled vehicles (21%), cyclists (6%), and users of micro-mobility devices (3%).
Pedestrian deaths increased by 3% to 274,000, while cyclist deaths increased by almost 20% to 71,000 between 2010 and 2021.
However, there has been a slight decline in deaths involving cars and other 4-wheeler light vehicle occupants, who account for 30% of global deaths.
Progress on security standards and policies:
Only six countries have laws that meet WHO best practice for all risk factors (speeding, drink-driving, and the use of motorcycle helmets, seatbelts, and child restraints), while 140 countries (two in the United Nations This is so in three-thirds of the member countries. Law for at least one of these risk factors.
A limited number of countries have laws covering major vehicle safety features and requiring safety inspections for road users.
Call for action:
Global motor-vehicle fleet growth is expected to double by 2030, emphasizing the need for stronger safety regulations and infrastructure improvements.
The report sets the baseline for efforts to meet the UN Decade of Action 2021-2030 target of halving road traffic deaths by 2030.
Global statistics:
The total number of road traffic deaths declined by 5% over the past decade, while the global population increased by about 14 billion, or about 13%.
This means that the road traffic fatality rate has declined from 18 per 1 lakh people in 2010 to 15 per 1 lakh people in 2021, representing a 16% decline in road traffic fatality rates since 2010.
Ten countries succeeded in reducing road traffic deaths by more than 50% – Belarus, Brunei Darussalam, Denmark, Japan, Lithuania, Norway, Russian Federation, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela.
Thirty-five more countries made significant progress, reducing road traffic deaths by 30% to 50%.
As of 2019, road traffic accidents were the leading cause of death for children and young people aged five to 29, and road accidents are the 12th leading cause of death.
Two-thirds of these deaths are of people of working age.
The report also said that during the same reference period, the global motor vehicle population has also increased by 160% since 2010. Hence the annual fatality rate per 1 lakh vehicles fell from 79 deaths to 47 deaths, which represents a reduction of 41%.
Region wise statistics:
The report shows that 28% of global road traffic deaths occur in the South-East Asia region, 25% in the Western Pacific region, 19% in the African region, 12% in the Americas region, 11% in the Eastern Mediterranean region. And 5% occurred in the European region. ,
Statistics related to countries by income:
Nine out of 10 deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries and deaths are disproportionately high in these countries compared to the number of vehicles and roads.
The report notes that the risk of death is three times higher in low-income countries than in high-income countries, yet low-income countries have only 1% of the world’s motor vehicles.