Violence, injuries and disability

New data will help to halve road safety deaths

New data will help to halve road safety deaths

2 January 2024 – Globally, 1.19 million people were killed on roads in 2021, at a rate of 15 road traffic deaths per 100 000 population. Road crashes remain a major killer of younger, productive age groups, which has major implications for health and development.

These are some of the figures given in the “Global status report on road safety 2023”, whicHO launched on 13 December 2023. It is the first such report published during the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021–2030.

The report provides a comprehensive overview of the road safety situation and sets out baseline data for monitoring progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal target 3.6 and the Decade of Action target to reduce road traffic deaths and injuries by at least 50% by 2030.

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News

WHO publishes landmark framework to improve road safety in Eastern Mediterranean Region

18 March 2024 – WHO has published its “Strategic action framework to strengthen road safety systems in the Eastern Mediterranean Region”. This provides guidance on how to design and implement context-specific...

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New data will help to halve road safety deaths

2 January 2024 – Globally, 1.19 million people were killed on roads in 2021, at a rate of 15 road traffic deaths per 100 000 population. Road crashes remain a...

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In focus

Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020: stories from the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Road traffic injuries continue to constitute a significant threat to public health and development in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and globally. The new Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021–2030...

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Events

Road safety in the Region: facts from the Global status report on road safety 2018

Worldwide, road traffic injuries kill approximately 1.35 million people every year. An additional 20–50 million people are injured in non-fatal crashes annually, with many sustaining disabilities as a result of...

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