Saving millions of lives: Decade of Action for Road Safety

1.24 million people die each year in road traffic accidents and data on non-fatal traffic injuries is weak, though it is estimated that for every road traffic fatality at least 20 people sustain non-fatal injuries. Low and middle income countries bear a disproportionately high burden of road traffic deaths. Without action, road traffic injuries are predicted to be the seventh leading cause of death globally by 2030.
Road traffic accidents accounted for 334 815 deaths in WHO South-East Asia Region (SEAR) during 2010; Middle-income countries have the highest annual road traffic fatality rates, at 20.1 per 100 000 population; Young adults aged between 15 and 44 account for 59% of global road traffic deaths; More than three-quarters (77%) of all road traffic deaths occur among men; Half of the world’s road traffic deaths occur among motorcyclists (23%), pedestrians (22%) and cyclists (5%) – i.e. “vulnerable road users”

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