Global status report on road safety, 2015 cag register your complaint. It is estimated that 5 million lives could be saved on the worlds roads during the decade. Road traffic injuries are now the leading killer of people aged 529 years. The first global status report on road safety was very useful in raising awareness and. Global status report on road safety time for action word he.
The world report on road traffic injury prevention is the first major report being jointly issued by the world health organization who and the world bank on this subject. This report, the go to source of global road crash data and the measure of the decade of action for global road safety 20112020, indicates that whilst worldwide the total number of road traffic deaths has plateaued at 1. This video was produced to mark the launch of the global status report on road safety 20 on 14 march 20 which presents information on road safety from 182 countries. The global status report on road safety 2015, reflecting information from 180 countries, indicates that worldwide the total number of road traffic deaths has plateaued at 1. The irtad road safety annual report 2017 provides an overview of road safety performance for 2015 in 40 countries, with preliminary data for 2016, and detailed reports for each country. The results provide a benchmark that countries can use to assess their road safety position relative to other countries, while at the international level these findings can. According to the global status report on road safety released by the world health organization, over 1. Global status report on road safety time for action switzerland. At first glance, the whos first ever report on worldwide road safety reaches a basic conclusion. Who launches second global status report on road safety. This report is intended to stimulate country actions to improve road safety in countries through the i. Acclaimed actor, producer michelle yeoh is the most fitting choice for safe steps road safety ambassador. Mar 14, 20 this video was produced to mark the launch of the global status report on road safety 20 on 14 march 20 which presents information on road safety from 182 countries.
In the last three years, 17 countries have aligned at least one of their laws with best practice on seatbelts, drinkdriving, speed. Jun 22, 20 this report, the secondglobal status report on road safety, meetsthis request and will provide the baselinedata from 2010 for monitoring progressthrough the decade of action. Pdf who launches second global status report on road safety. Oct 19, 2015 the report shows that road safety strategies are saving lives. This report is intended to stimulate country actions to improve road safety in countries through. Strategic direction on the report was provided by margie peden and etienne krug.
Bloomberg initiative for global road safety grsp global. Since 2007, several countries have been successful in implementing road safety interventions and reducing traffic injury and death rates. World health organization 2009 global status report on road safety. Oct 02, 2017 the report provides an account of activities undertaken and achievements attained by the global road safety community to achieve the objectives of the decade of action for road safety 20112020 and of target 6 of sustainable development goal 3 halving road traffic deaths and injuries by 2020. Report on road traffic injury prevention but also called for more action. In the course of the twentieth century road traffic injuries rtis became a major public health burden. In the last three years, 17 countries have aligned at least one of their laws with best practice on seatbelts, drinkdriving, speed, motorcycle helmets or child restraints. The results show that road traffic injuries remain an important public health problem, particularly for. This report evaluates the status of highway safety in 178 countries around the world.
This global status report on road safety is the first broad assessment of the status of road safety in 178 countries, using data drawn from a standardized survey conducted in 2008. May 18, 2018 the irtad road safety annual report 2018 provides an overview of road safety performance for 32 countries. Global status report on road safety 2015 world day of. Bloomberg philanthropies global road safety program inviting. Globalization and the airline industry, cambridge, ma. The world health organization released today the global status report on road safety 2015, reflecting information from 180 countries. The pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists make up almost half of those killed on roads. The report presents 2010 data for 182 participating countries and provides a baseline for monitoring the decade of action for road safety 20112020. This report, the third global status report on road safety, shows that. The global status report on road safety 2018, launched by who in december 2018, highlights that the number of annual road traffic deaths has reached 1. Progress in implementing the recommendations of the world report was first reported in the global status report on road safety. India has the highest number of road accidents in the. The brasilia declaration was adopted with a view to guiding action throughout the decade of action and beyond. This international crisis has led to the united nations general assembly and the world health organization have created a decade of action for road safety with a global plan for addressing road traffic crashes and deaths.
This report, the secondglobal status report on road safety, meetsthis request and will provide the baselinedata from 2010 for monitoring progressthrough the decade of action. As some authors have indicated 7, this is one of the reasons why rtis were neglected. Who also released its global status report on road safety 2015 at that meeting. The results show that road traffic injuries remain an important public health problem, particularly for low and middleincome countries. This undoubtedly makes road traffic accidents one of the serious threats to the survival of human beings around the world. The decade of action for road safety 20112020 was officially proclaimed by the united nations general assembly in march 2010. To date, however, there has been no global assessment of road safety that indicates the extent to which this approach is being implemented. Readers of injury prevention will be aware that the who launched the first ever report on the state of global road safety in 2009. The goal of the decade 20112020 is to stabilize and then reduce the increasing trend in road traffic fatalities, saving an estimated 5 million. Global status report on road safety a time for action p. Who global status report on road safety 2018 by global ncap. The goal of the decade 20112020 is to stabilize and then reduce the increasing trend in road traffic fatalities, saving an estimated 5 million lives over the 10year period. Although the regional mortality rate is the lowest among who regions 9.
The report pointed to speeding, drunk driving and low use of helmets, seat. Is road safety being driven in the wrong direction. Acknowledgements the global status report on road safety 2015 benefited from the contributions of a number of who staff. A global plan of action was developed to guide countries on the measures needed to reduce their road traffic deaths, and for. Dear editor, motor vehicle accidents mvas are traumatic events that are both unfortunate and dramatic. Monitoring the decade of action for global road safety 2011.
Issues concerning the road safety concept sciencedirect. Global status report on road safety by kimvong issuu. It also offers detailed analysis by road user, age group and type of road. Though theyre home to less than half the worlds registered. The report global status report on road safety time for action 2009 indicates a bleak prediction worldwide in terms of traffic accidents as a cause of death. Global status report on road safety 2015 who regional.
In 20, almost 85 000 people died from road traffic injuries in the who european region. Who global status report on road safety 2015 by global ncap. Normally, road safety refers to a range of methods and measures aimed at reducing the risk of accidents. A who status report covering 180 countries that provides a snapshot of the road safety scenario globally and highlights the gaps and measures required. Bella dinhzarr, road safety director, fia foundation road traffic crashes are a public health and development crisis. Many of these casualties are preventable, but governments can have difficulty knowing where to begin. One key milestone is the development of the global status report on road safety, which is the first comprehensive assessment of road safety and draws data from 180 different countries. European facts and the global status report on road safety. The world bank global road safety facility through the bloomberg philanthropies rs10 program has funded the road survey and coding tasks which were delivered on march 31, 2014. Decade of action for road safety 20112020 wikipedia. The global status report on road safety is the first broad assessment of the road safety situation in 178 countries, using data drawn from a standardized survey. At that time, a total of 178 countries took part in the.
Pdf european facts and the global status report on road safety. According to the who, road accidents are an emerging national and global threat compared to terrorism, hivaids, tuberculosis etc. Kacem iaych was responsible for data management and statistical. Decade of action for road safety offers an opportunity the. It includes tables with cross country comparisons on key safety indicators. Apr 26, 2016 title monitoring the decade of action for global road safety 20112020. Another example of an after action report is the global status reported on road safety. Grsf is a catalytic fund designed to help countries achieve their decade of action goals by targeting investment in. It underscores their concern that unsafe road traffic systems are seriously harming global public health and development.
This regional fact sheet uses data from the global status report on road safety 2015. Global status report on road safety world health organization. World health organization launches global status report on. Who global status report on road safety 2015 issuu.
The first global status report on road safety was very useful in raising. After this, a report is created over the conditional event that is road safety, and a reflection is written with insight into how road safety can be improved. There seems to be a general lack of knowledge among drivers about the importance of child safety restraints. Mar 15, 20 on march 14, the world health organization launched its global status report on road safety 20. During the same period the number of vehicles worldwide has. Ihme is producing and regularly updating projections of hospital bed use, need for intensive care beds, ventilator use, and deaths due to covid19 based on projected deaths for all 50 u. The world health organization has just released the global status report on road safety the first broad assessment that describes the road safety situation in 178 countries, using data drawn from a standardised survey. It is recommended that stakeholders work to raise awareness, enforce legislation and offer incentives and subsidies for car seat use in order to improve the safety of child passengers on botswanas expanding and developing roads. Decade of action for road safety offers an opportunity the world must take. Global status report on road safety injury prevention.
Its goal is to stabilize and reduce the forecast level of road traffic deaths around the world. Kacem iaych was responsible for data management and statistical analysis. At the same time, we have also focused our intervention efforts on cities. Global status report on road safety time for action. In september 2015, the heads of state attending the united nations general. About bloomberg philanthropies bloomberg philanthropies mission is to ensure better, longer lives for the greatest. But it also tells us that the pace of change is too slow. Global status report on road safety 2009 global status report on road safety approximately 1. Who library cataloguinginpublication data global status report on road safety. Global status report on road safety 20 the global status report on road safety 20 presents information on road safety from 182 countries, accounting for almost 99% of the worlds population.
The global status report on road safety 2015 benefited from the contributions of a. Rti deaths first increased in highincome countries and declined after the 1970s, and they soared in low and middleincome countries from the 1980s onwards. The results show that road traffic injuries remain an important public health problem, particularly for lowincome and middleincome countries. The world report on road traffic injury prevention, published by the world health organization who in 2004, highlighted the global problem of road traffic injuries and the urgent need to implement effective interventions, especially in lmic. Global status report on road safety time for action who. The report outlines the most recent road safety developments across irtad countries and comparative data for the main road safety indicators. This status report is the first broad assessment of the road safety situation in 178 countries using data from a standardized survey conducted in 2008. India has the highest number of road accidents in the world. Studies are conducted in order to determine how severe road safety concerns are in a particular area. The bloomberg philanthropies initiative for global road safety bigrs is a multicountry programme that aims to reduce road crash fatalities and injuries, supported by bloomberg philanthropies. The report indicates that worldwide the total number of road traffic deaths remains unacceptably high at 1. Objectives of the report describe the road safety situation in all member states.
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