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The risk of dying as a result of a road traffic injury is highest in the African Region (26.6 per 100 000 population), and lowest in the European Region (9.3 per 100 000). [3] Adults aged between 15 and 44 years account for 59 percent of global road traffic deaths. 77 percent of road deaths are males. [6]
IRTAD participants. The International Road Traffic and Accident Database (IRTAD) is an initiative dedicated to compiling and analyzing global road crash data. It is managed by the International Transport Forum (ITF) under the auspices of its permanent working group, which specializes in road safety, commonly referred to as the IRTAD Group.
This is a list of U.S. states by road deaths. Data are for the year 2021. Death data are from NHTSA, [1] mileage figures are from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics [2] and population data are from the US Census. [3] Per billion vehicle miles, South Carolina had the highest death rate while Massachusetts had the lowest.
Some 1,711 fatalities were recorded in 2022, compared with 1,558 in 2021.
From the beginning of recorded statistics until the 1970s, total traffic deaths in the United States generally trended upwards, except during the Great Depression and World War II. From 1979 to 2005, the number of deaths per year decreased 15% while the number of deaths per capita decreased by 35%.
Close to 43,000 people died on the roads in 2021, up from 39,000 deaths in 2020, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data. Traffic deaths increased in 44 states, Puerto ...
March 11 – Tanzania – Iringa road accident. A bus and two trucks collided, killing 41 and injuring 25. [188] March 15 – Brazil – Joinville bus accident. A tourist bus veered off a road and plunged approximately 100 m (330 ft) into a ravine in Santa Catarina, killing 54 and injuring 10. [189] March 21 – Egypt – Giza bus accident. A ...
The 24-year-old set the world record at the Chicago Marathon in October with a time of two hours and 35 seconds to surpass the mark of 2:01:09 run by compatriot Eliud Kipchoge in Berlin in 2022.