- Name
- Death rate due to road traffic injuries.
- Indicator purpose
- The purpose of this indicator is to measure the death rate due to road traffic injuries to assess progress towards achieving SDG Target 3.6: ‘By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents’. This indicator provides essential data on incidence and causes of road traffic fatalities, which is critical for understanding the effectiveness of road safety measures, identifying high-risk areas and populations, and developing strategies to reduce traffic-related deaths and injuries. By monitoring this indicator, policymakers, stakeholders, and organizations can make informed decisions to promote sustainable development and address challenges such as improving road safety infrastructure, enforcing traffic laws, implementing effective public awareness campaigns, and enhancing emergency response services. This indicator helps to ensure that all road users, including pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists are included in efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing, thereby contributing to the overall objective of sustainable, inclusive, and equitable growth.
- Abstract
- This indicator measures the death rate due to road traffic injuries to monitor progress towards SDG Target 3.6: ‘By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents’. It is defined as the number of road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population. The relevance of this indicator lies in its ability to provide critical data on the incidence and causes of road traffic fatalities, which is essential for understanding the effectiveness of road safety measures, identifying high-risk areas and populations, and developing strategies to reduce traffic-related deaths and injuries. The data for this indicator is collected through administrative reports, and it is calculated by dividing the number of deaths due to road traffic crashes by the population multiplied by 100,000. By tracking this indicator, stakeholders can gain valuable insights into the effectiveness of road safety measures, identifying high-risk areas and populations, and developing strategies to reduce traffic-related deaths and injuries, enabling them to make informed decisions to promote sustainable development and address challenges such as improving road safety infrastructure, enforcing traffic laws, implementing effective public awareness campaigns, and enhancing emergency response services.
- Unit of measure
- Rate per 100 000 population
- Other characteristics
- Indicator definition: Death rate due to road traffic injuries is defined as the number of road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.
Geographical coverage: National
Data collection method: Administrative reports.
Data availability: Data is available from 2013 to 2023.
- Classification used
- Road injuries are defined in terms of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) (See Annex A of the WHO methods and data sources for global causes of death, 2000–2019)
- Disaggregation
- National
- Key statistical concepts
- The methods used for the analysis of causes of death depend on the type of data available from countries:
For countries with a high-quality vital registration system including information on cause of death, the vital registration that member states submit to the WHO Mortality Database were used, with adjustments where necessary, e.g. for under-reporting of deaths, unknown age and sex, and ill-defined causes of deaths.
For countries without high-quality death registration data, cause of death estimates are calculated using other data, including household surveys with verbal autopsy, sample or sentinel registration systems, special studies.
- Recommended uses
- Policy Development: Use the data to inform and shape policies aimed at improving road safety, including measures to reduce speed limits, enhance road infrastructure, enforce traffic laws, and promote safer behaviours among road users.
Program Planning and Implementation: Design and implement programs to improve road safety education and awareness, promote the use of seat belts and helmets, enhance emergency medical services, and develop safer transportation systems to reduce the risk of road traffic injuries and fatalities.
Monitoring and Evaluation: Track progress towards SDG Target 3.6 and evaluate the effectiveness of road safety interventions and policies, using the data to measure outcomes, identify areas for improvement, and guide efforts to reduce the global burden of road traffic injuries and deaths.
International Comparisons: Compare progress in reducing the death rate due to road traffic injuries across different countries, identifying best practices and strategies that can be shared to improve road safety and reduce traffic-related fatalities globally.
Reporting and Accountability: Report progress to stakeholders, including governments and international organizations, to ensure accountability and transparency in achieving SDG Target 3.6.
- Other comments
- All the metadata shown in this document was gathered from United Nation Statistics Division. The metadata was extracted from https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/.
- Target 2020
- 6. By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents
