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- Reviewing progress
- List of indicators
- Indicator 58
Creating sustainable communities and a fairer world
58. Road accidents
Number of people and children killed or seriously injured, 1990 to 2008
| Number killed or seriously injured since: | 1990 |
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2003 |
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- In 1970 over 100,000 people were killed or seriously injured in road accidents reported to the police. In 2008 the total was just over 28,500 - a decrease of 72 per cent. Over the same period road traffic has grown by about 150 per cent.
- The number of children killed or seriously injured in accidents fell from 16,600 in 1970 to 2,800 in 2008 (a drop of 82 per cent).
Updated: 30 July 2009