Global Status Report on Road Safety 2023

According to the 5^th edition of Global Status Report on Road Safety, road fatalities dropped globally, but India sees a rise.

Launch year – 2009
Released by – World Health Organisation (WHO)

Objectives – To describe the road safety situation in United Nations (UN) Member States and assess the changes with a particular focus on the evolution of the burden and responses since 2010.

Data source – Based on survey and review of legislation in which 170 UN Member States and 2 territories participated.
2023 Report– It provides the first complete overview of progress made during 2011–2020 and sets a baseline for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021–2030.

Key Findings

Road traffic deaths – 108 UN member nations reported a drop with 10 countries succeeded in reducing by over 50%.
- WHO’s South-East Asia Region tops while the European Region reports the largest drop in deaths since 2010
- Top cause of deaths for children and youth between the ages of 5 to 29 years
- 92% of deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.
Status of India – It registered a 15% increase in fatalities (1.34 lakh in 2010 to 1.54 lakh in 2021).
Share of fatalities – 30% by 4-wheel vehicle occupants followed by pedestrians, 2- and 3-wheeler users, respectively.

Only 6 countries have reached WHO best practice legislation on 5 risk factors – speeding, drink driving, motorcycle helmet use, and seat-belts and child restraint systems.

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