Table 2 Results of the compatibility of indicators with the criteria selection
From: Defining a common set of indicators to monitor road accidents in the European Union
| Â | Mortality rate | Years of life lost | Injury rate | Distance travelled | Time spent on the road | Accident rate | Disability | Age of vehicle fleet | Extent of road net | Speed | Driving at night |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Definition | Mortality rate due to road accidents, by age and mode of road use | PYLL* attributable to road accidents | injury rate due to road accidents | Number of passenger Km travelled per year by mode of road use | Person time spent on the road by mode of road use | ° of accidents involving injured people/pop or vehicles | DALY° lost attributable to road accidents | % of vehicle fleet renewal in a year | Km of roads by type of road | % of vehicles exceeding limits | ° of cases 22–05 h/estimate of traffic at night |
A clear and commonly accepted definition | y†| y | n†| y | n | y | y/n | y | y | y | y/n |
Association with other Public Health indicators | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | n | n | n | n |
Relevance | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | y/n | n | y | y |
Power of discernment (ability to detect small changes in the phenomenon) | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | y/n | n | y | y/n |
Sensitivity (depending on the source: % of detected cases on total existing cases) | y | y | n | y/n | y | y | y | y | y | y | y |
Comparability in time | y | y | y | y | y/n | y | y/n | y | y | y/n | y/n |
Comparability between countries | y | y | n | y/n | y | n | y/n | y | y | n | y/n |
Timeliness (time elapsed from the event to the publication of the indicator) | y | y | y | y | y/n | y | n | y | y | y/n | y |
Availability of information | y | y | y | y | y/n | y | y/n | y | y | y/n | y |
Stability (how much is influenced by other factors, not regarding road accident field?) | y | y | y | y | y/n | y | y | y | y | y | y/n |
Continuity (how long are the historical series for the indicator available?) | y | y | y | y | n | y | n | y | y | y/n | y/n |
Cost effectiveness | y | y | y | y | y/n | y | y/n | y | y | y/n | y |
Theoretical validity (how well the indicator represents the subject of interest. | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | y |
Reliability (depending on the source: how good and valid is the figure given by the indicator) | y | y | n | y/n | y | y | y/n | y | y | y | n |
Interpretability | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | y/n | y/n |
Coverage (is the indicator available for all countries?) | y | y | y | y | n | y | y/n | y | y | y/n | y/n |
Final score | 16 | 16 | 12 | 14.5 | 10.5 | 15 | 10.5 | 14 | n.r. § | 10.5 | 10 |
CRITERIA | Drunk driving | Driving rural urban | Children | Young drivers | Young drivers | Older road users | Use of seat belts | Use of helmets motorcycle | Use of helmets bike | Child restraints | Â |
Definition | ° of drunk drivers inv in accident/pop | ° cases in rural urban roads | ° of cases 0–14/pop 0–14 | ° of cases 14–24 moped/pop 14–24 | ° of cases 17–24 car/pop 18–24 | ° of cases >70/pop >70 | %of seat belt use in pop | %of helmet use in pop | %of helmet use in pop | %of restraint use in pop |  |
A clear and commonly accepted definition | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | Â |
Association with other Public Health indicators | y | n | y | y/n | y/n | y | y | y | y/n | y | Â |
Relevance | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | n | y | Â |
Power of discernment (ability to detect small changes in the phenomenon) | y/n | y/n | y | y | y | y | y/n | y/n | y | y | Â |
Sensitivity (depending on the source: % of detected cases on total existing cases) | y/n | y | y | y | y | y | y/n | y/n | y | y | Â |
Comparability in time | n | y | y | y/n | y | y | y/n | y/n | n | y/n | Â |
Comparability between countries | n | y/n | y | y | y | y | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | Â |
Timeliness (time elapsed from the event to the publication of the indicator) | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | Â |
Availability of information | y | y | y | y | y | y | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | Â |
Stability (how much is influenced by other factors, not regarding road accident field?) | y | y/n | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | Â |
Continuity (how long are the historical series for the indicator available?) | y/n | y | y | y | y | y | n | n | n | n | Â |
Cost effectiveness | y/n | y | y | y | y | y | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | Â |
Theoretical validity (how well the indicator represents the subject of interest. | y | y/n | y | y/n | y/n | y | y | y | y | y | Â |
Reliability (depending on the source: how good and valid is the figure given by the indicator) | n | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | Â |
Interpretability | y | y/n | y | y | y | y | y | y | y/n | y | Â |
Coverage (is the indicator available for all countries?) | y/n | y | y | y | y | y | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | Â |
Final score | 10.5 | 12.5 | 16 | 14.5 | 15 | 16 | 11.5 | 11.5 | n. r.§ | 12.5 |  |