Global status report on road safety 2023
The Global status report on road safety 2023 shows that the number of annual road traffic deaths has fallen slightly to 1.19 million.
The report shows that efforts to improve road safety are having an impact, and that significant reductions in road traffic deaths can be made if proven measures are applied. Some of the greatest progress has been made where the safe system approach to road safety has been applied. This holistic approach to mobility puts people and safety front and centre.
Road traffic injuries remain the leading killer of children and young people aged 5-29 years. More than half of fatalities occur among pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, in particular those living in low and middle-income countries.
Urgent action is needed if the global goal of at least halving road traffic deaths and injuries by the year 2030 is to be achieved.
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