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Road accidents kill more kids, young adults globally than illness
News:
According to the Global status report on road safety 2018, released by World Health Organization, Road accidents claim at least one life every 23 seconds across globe
Important Facts:
Global Status:
- The number of annual road traffic deaths has reached 1.35 million in 2016 from 1.25 million in 2013
- Road traffic injuries are the leading killer of people aged 5-29 years. The burden is disproportionately borne by pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, in particular those living in developing countries.
- Between 2013 and 2016, no low-income country could reduce road deaths, while some reductions were observed in 48 middle and high income countries
Status in India
- One in every nine fatalities due to road traffic injury between 2013 to 2016, were reported in India.
- The death rate (no. of road accident death per lakh population) stood at 22.6
- The report says that cities in India have reduced traffic crashes. Despite this, India reported 150,785 deaths in 2016.
