Global status report on road safety
The Global status report on road safety 2013 presents information on road safety from 182 countries, accounting for almost 99% of the world’s population. The report indicates that worldwide the total number of road traffic deaths remains unacceptably high at 1.24 million per year. Only 28 countries, covering 7% of the world’s population, have comprehensive road safety laws on five key risk factors: drinking and driving, speeding, and failing to use motorcycle helmets, seat-belts, and child restraints.
This report serves as a baseline for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020, declared by the UN General Assembly. Made possible through funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies, this is the second in a series of Global status reports.
Full report
Summary
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- Chinese [1.94 Mb]
- English [1.52Mb]
- French [1.38Mb]
- Russian [1.46 Mb]
- Spanish [1.41 Mb]
Regional factsheets
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African Region
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Eastern Mediterranean Region
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European Region
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Region of the Americas
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La Región de las Américas
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Chapters
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Cover and front matter
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Executive summary
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Background
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Section 1: The current state of global road safety
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Section 2: New road safety laws: progress to date
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Section 3: Transport policies neglect pedestrians and cyclists
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Explanatory notes
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Country profiles
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Statistical annex
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Web appendix
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