2019 road safety statistics: what is behind the figures?

Graph 1: Downward trend in the number of road traffic fatalities in the EU

60000
Road fatalities in the EU

51 400
50000

40000

29 600
30000

22 800

20000

14 800
10000

0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Source: - CARE (EU road accidents database) EU road fatalities EU 2020 target

Graph 2: Trend in road fatality numbers per million inhabitants by country,

2010-2019
Graph 3: Percentage of road fatalities in the EU by type of road, 2018

Graph 4: Percentage of road fatalities in the EU by transport mode, 2018

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Graph 5: Percentage of road fatalities on urban roads in the EU by transport
mode, 2018

Graph 6: Percentage of road fatalities in the EU by age in 2018