2023 ITF Annual Report on Road Safety

11 January 2024

For over a decade, this report has been a trusted source of high‑quality traffic‑crash data. 

Figures for 2022 presented in this report, as well as the first 2023 figures, clearly show that the impact of the Covid‑19 pandemic on traffic, road crashes and deaths has abated. The bad news is that the number of road deaths between 2020‑21 and 2022 increased. The good news is that in many countries (among the 35 for which figures are presented here), the number of fatalities in 2022 continued to fall compared with 2019 and previous years.

Preliminary data for the first half of 2023 shows an improved situation compared to the beginning of 2022. The analysis is restricted to the 24 countries with available data.

Better data collection and analysis are the essential first steps towards improved road safety, as the foundation for setting targets and monitoring road safety progress. This ITF Annual Report on Road Safety  offers a glance on the current road safety trends across IRTAD countries, highlighting challenges in front of us, from the emergence of new mobility trends to an ageing population.