Global status report on road safety 2023: country and territory profiles

The Global status report on road safety 2023 shows that the number of annual road traffic deaths has fallen slightly to 1.19 million. Road traffic deaths and injuries remain a major global health and development challenge. As
of 2019, road traffic crashes are the leading killer of children and youth aged 5 to 29 years and are the 12th leading cause of death when all ages are considered. Two-thirds of deaths occur among people of working age (18–
59 years), causing huge health, social and economic harm throughout society.