Table 2 Trend of road traffic mortality rates in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR) and globally by type of road user and income level
Average mortality rate per 100,000 (Min-Max)** | |||||||
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Income level | Type of road injury | 1995 | (Min-Max) | 2005 | (Min-Max) | 2015 | (Min-Max) |
Low-income | |||||||
EMR | Protected^ | 26.2 | (13.7–33.7) | 24.9 | (14.5–31.8) | 23.6 | (14.8–28.9) |
Unprotected - average | 20.4 | (13.6–35.7) | 18.3 | (12.4–32.3) | 15.1 | (10.5–26.0) | |
Pedestrian | 16.1 | (10.8–29.0) | 14.2 | (9.7–25.8) | 11.6 | (8.2–20.4) | |
Bicycles | 0.7 | (0.4–1.2) | 0.6 | (0.4–1.0) | 0.6 | (0.3–1.0) | |
Motorcycles | 3.5 | (2.3–5.5) | 3.5 | (2.3–5.4) | 2.9 | (2.0–4.6) | |
Other road injuries | 0.2 | (0–0.6) | 0.1 | (0–0.4) | 0.1 | (0–0.3) | |
Low income countries | Protected^ | 9.2 | (5.9–13.0) | 8.0 | (5.5–11.5) | 7.6 | (4.6–12.1) |
Unprotected average | 10.9 | (6.8–16.3) | 9.4 | (6.2–13.8) | 9.1 | (5.3–15.1) | |
Pedestrian | 8.7 | (5.5–12.6) | 7.3 | (4.9–10.4) | 6.9 | (4.1–11.3) | |
Bicycles | 0.6 | (0.3–0.9) | 0.5 | (0.3–0.8) | 0.5 | (0.3–1.0) | |
Motorcycles | 1.7 | (0.9–2.9) | 1.6 | (0.9–2.6) | 1.6 | (0.9–2.8) | |
Other road injuries | 0.2 | (0.1–0.5) | 0.2 | (0.1–0.4) | 0.2 | (0.1–0.4) | |
Middle-income | |||||||
EMR | Protected^ | 14.9 | (11.4–18.3) | 14.9 | (11.7–18.2) | 12.5 | (9.8–15.6) |
Unprotected - average | 14.7 | (10.5–20.8) | 14.9 | (10.8–20.5) | 12.4 | (8.9–17.7) | |
Pedestrian | 10.0 | (7.4–13.6) | 9.3 | (7.0–12.2) | 7.7 | (5.8–10.2) | |
Bicycles | 0.9 | (0.5–1.6) | 1.1 | (0.6–1.9) | 1.0 | (0.5–2.1) | |
Motorcycles | 3.8 | (2.6–5.5) | 4.5 | (3.2–6.4) | 3.6 | (2.5–5.5) | |
Other road injuries | 0.2 | (0.1–0.4) | 0.2 | (0.1–0.4) | 0.2 | (0.1–0.4) | |
Middle income countries | Protected^ | 7.2 | (5.7–9.8) | 7.6 | (6.2–9.5) | 6.5 | (5.1–8.2) |
Unprotected - average | 16.1 | (12.6–19.7) | 16.5 | (13.9–19.3) | 14.3 | (11.6–17.4) | |
Pedestrian | 11.8 | (9.7–13.7) | 10.7 | (9.3–12.4) | 9.0 | (7.6–10.7) | |
Bicycles | 1.0 | (0.7–1.3) | 1.1 | (1.0–1.3) | 0.9 | (0.7–1.1) | |
Motorcycles | 3.4 | (2.2–4.8) | 4.7 | (3.7–5.6) | 4.4 | (3.3–5.5) | |
Other road injuries | 0.3 | (0.2–0.5) | 0.4 | (0.2–0.5) | 0.4 | (0.2–0.5) | |
High-income | |||||||
EMR | Protected^ | 24.6 | (20.5–28.9) | 24.4 | (21.3–27.5) | 23.1 | (17.9–28.5) |
Unprotected - average | 10.7 | (7.6–14.7) | 9.0 | (7.2–12.5) | 8.7 | (5.7–13.9) | |
Pedestrian | 8.6 | (6.3–11.7) | 7.1 | (5.8–9.7) | 6.7 | (4.6–10.6) | |
Bicycles | 0.5 | (0.3–0.6) | 0.5 | (0.4–0.7) | 0.6 | (0.3–1.1) | |
Motorcycles | 1.6 | (1.0–2.4) | 1.2 | (1.0–2.1) | 1.4 | (0.8–2.2) | |
Other road injuries | 0.1 | (0.0–0.1) | 0.1 | (0.0–0.1) | 0.1 | (0.0–0.1) | |
High income countries | Protected^ | 7.7 | (6.9–8.3) | 6.0 | (5.5–6.5) | 4.7 | (4.3–5.4) |
Unprotected - average | 5.8 | (5.2–6.8) | 4.3 | (3.8–4.9) | 3.5 | (2.9–4.0) | |
Pedestrian | 3.6 | (3.3–4.2) | 2.7 | (2.4–3.0) | 2.2 | (1.9–2.5) | |
Bicycles | 0.8 | (0.7–1.0) | 0.5 | (0.5–0.6) | 0.4 | (0.3–0.5) | |
Motorcycles | 1.4 | (1.2–1.6) | 1.2 | (1.0–1.3) | 0.9 | (0.7–1.1) | |
Other | 0.1 | (0.0–0.1) | 0.1 | (0.0–0.1) | 0.1 | (0.0–0.1) | |
Global average | |||||||
Protected^ | 7.5 | (6.9–8.6) | 7.4 | (6.8–8.2) | 6.3 | (5.7–6.9) | |
Unprotected - average | 13.5 | (10.6–16.7) | 13.7 | (11.5–16.3) | 12.2 | (9.8–15.2) | |
Pedestrian | 9.8 | (8.0–11.6) | 9.0 | (7.7–10.5) | 7.8 | (6.4–9.6) | |
Bicycles | 0.9 | (0.7–1.2) | 1.0 | (0.8–1.2) | 0.8 | (0.6–1.0) | |
Motorcycles | 2.8 | (1.9–4.0) | 3.8 | (3.0–4.6) | 3.6 | (2.7–4.6) | |
Other road injuries | 0.2 | (0.1–0.4) | 0.3 | (0.2–0.4) | 0.3 | (0.2–0.5) | |
EMR average | |||||||
Protected^ | 16.6 | (14.0–18.5) | 16.6 | (14.4–18.5) | 17.5 | (15.0–19.8) | |
Unprotected - average | 15.0 | (10.6–21.7) | 14.8 | (10.7–21.1) | 12.4 | (8.8–18.3) | |
Pedestrian | 10.5 | (7.7–14.9) | 9.6 | (7.2–13.4) | 8.1 | (6.0–11.3) | |
Bicycles | 0.9 | (0.5–1.5) | 1.0 | (0.6–1.7) | 0.9 | (0.5–1.9) | |
Motorcycles | 3.6 | (2.5–5.3) | 4.2 | (2.9–6.0) | 3.4 | (2.3–5.1) | |
Other road injuries | 0.2 | (0.1–0.4) | 0.2 | (0.1–0.4) | 0.2 | (0.1–0.4) | |