Global status on road safety 2023

Content Editor: Dr. Prachi Goswami

January 8, 2024 at 1:00:00 PM

Global Health

Road traffic deaths have fallen by 5% to 1.19 million annually since 2010 according to the report.
The key findings of the report are as follows:

108 countries reported a drop in road-traffic-related deaths,
10 countries showed more than a 50% reduction, and
35 countries reduced the burden by 30-50%.
28% of global road traffic deaths occurred in the WHO South-East Asia Region, 25% in the Western Pacific region, and 19% in the African region.
9 in 10 deaths occurred in low and middle-income countries.

The risk of death was found to be 3 times higher in low and middle-income countries even though they have just 1% of the world’s motor vehicles.
53% of all road traffic fatalities are vulnerable road users like pedestrians and riders of powered two- and three-wheelers.
Pedestrian deaths rose by 3% and now account for 23% of global fatalities.
Only 6 countries have laws that meet WHO best practices for all risk factors.
These risk factors include-

This report is the fifth in a series, covering 2010-2021, and sets the baseline for efforts to meet the UN Decade of Action 2021-2030 target to halve road traffic deaths by 2030.