Global status report on road safety, 2015 cag register your complaint. As a baseline for measuring progress, who published the global status report on road safety 20. A global plan for the decade of action 20112020 was developed. 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. However, this plateau should be considered in the context of a corresponding 15% global increase in the number of registered vehicles. Decade of action for road safety offers an opportunity the. Oct 27, 2015 who releases global status report on road safety, 2015. 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. But it also tells us that the pace of change is too slow. 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. It is time for those who can make a real difference the governments, international financial institutions, the donor community, development activists and the millions who are angry but silent to step up to meet this challenge and to commit to the decade of action for road safety.
Bloomberg philanthropies announced the winning cities and countries selected to participate in a new phase of the foundations global road safety initiative, which aims to reduce fatalities and injuries from road traffic crashes. More than 90% of road traffic deaths and injuries occur in lowincome and middleincome countries, which have only 48%. 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. As part of this program, who supports countries to implement and improve compliance with effective road safety legislation and regulations, train journalists on road safety, and publish a global status report on road safety. Looking back on 10 years of global road safety international health. Strategic direction on the report was provided by margie peden and etienne krug.
The brasilia declaration was adopted with a view to guiding action throughout the decade of action and beyond. Action for road safety 2011 2020 3% only 3% of the stories mentioned the issue of. Studies are conducted in order to determine how severe road safety concerns are in a particular area. There seems to be a general lack of knowledge among drivers about the importance of child safety restraints. Kacem iaych was responsible for data management and statistical analysis. These included the country population, gross national income gni, number of registered vehicles, estimated pedestrian deaths rate, effectiveness of enforcement of law, and the presence of policies to promote walking or cycling. 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.
European facts and the global status report on road safety. At first glance, the whos first ever report on worldwide road safety reaches a basic conclusion. Who also released its global status report on road safety 2015 at that meeting. 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 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. The results show that road traffic injuries remain an important public health problem, particularly for lowincome and middleincome countries. Global status report on road safety by kimvong issuu. Its aim is to reduce the number of fatalities potentially 5 million lives could be saved, 50 million serious injuries.
Kacem iaych was responsible for data management and statistical. Global status report on road safety 2018 world health organization. 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. Road traffic injuries are now the leading killer of people aged 529 years. 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 be. 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. Data for estimated road traffic death rate per 100 000 populations for year 2007 were collected from the who road traffic injury prevention global status report on road safety. Who library cataloguinginpublication data global status report on road safety. 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 first global status report on road safety was very useful in raising. World health organization, road safety publications. The goal of the decade 20112020 is to stabilize and then reduce the increasing trend in road traffic fatalities, saving an estimated 5 million. Our goal was to simulate trends in road traffic mortality in china and compare performances in road traffic safety management between china and other countries. In 20, almost 85 000 people died from road traffic injuries in the who european region.
Oct 19, 2015 the report shows that road safety strategies are saving lives. The report suggests that the price paid for mobility is too high, especially because proven measures exist. Issues concerning the road safety concept sciencedirect. Global status report on road safety world health organization. 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 is the first broad assessment of the road safety situation in 178 countries, using data drawn from a standardized survey. The first global status report on road safety was very useful in raising awareness and. 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. The questionnaire can be downloaded with an accompanying instruction booklet on. Who launches second global status report on road safety. Leaflet lf 2106 restraint use by car occupants, 20062008.
It is envisaged that the global status report can be used as a basis for discussion at this conference and as a catalyst for action. Apr 26, 2016 title monitoring the decade of action for global road safety 20112020. Over time, this movement has translated into new investments such as those by bloomberg philanthropies 9, 10. According to the global status report on road safety, road traffic crashes take the lives of nearly 1. Although the regional mortality rate is the lowest among who regions 9. Many road safety committees on the continent are not funded through national budget. This report, the third global status report on road safety, shows that lowand middleincome countries are hardest hit, with double the fatality rates of highincome countries and 90% of global. At that time, a total of 178 countries took part in the.
The results show that road traffic injuries remain an important public health problem, particularly for low and middleincome countries. The world bank global road safety facility and the middle east and north. Another example of an after action report is the global status reported on road safety. Over 90% of road traffic deaths occur in low to middle income countries. 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. The world bank is committed to supporting the decade of action for road safety and the global road safety facility grsf is an essential part of this effort. Decade of action for road safety 20112020, a global framework. This work is in direct response to the decade of action for road safety 2011 2020, a global plan put together by the united nations and other stakeholders. Global status report on road safety 2015 who regional. About bloomberg philanthropies bloomberg philanthropies mission is to ensure better, longer lives for the greatest.
Data on pedestrian injuriesrelated deaths for years 2007 and 2010 were retrieved from the who global status reports on road safety. Global status report on road safety 2015 world day of. Global status report on road safety a time for action p. Who global status report on road safety 2018 by global ncap. Global status report on road safety injury prevention. Monitoring the decade of action for global road safety 2011. This report evaluates the status of highway safety in 178 countries around the world.
Decade of action for road safety 20112020 wikipedia. Decade of action for road safety offers an opportunity the world must take. Who releases global status report on road safety, 2015. Acclaimed actor, producer michelle yeoh is the most fitting choice for safe steps road safety ambassador. This report, the third global status report on road safety, shows that. 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. Bloomberg philanthropies selects ten cities and five. The global status report on road safety 2015 benefited from the contributions of a number of. Global status report on road safety time for action. Objectives of the report describe the road safety situation in all member states. The report indicates that worldwide the total number of road traffic deaths remains unacceptably high at 1.
Pdf who launches second global status report on road safety. Who publishes global status report on road safety with. 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. According to the global status report on road safety released by the world health organization, over 1. The decade of action and paho plan of action for road safety. Though theyre home to less than half the worlds registered. We used data of high income countries which have overall seatbelt compliance for all occupants including the drivers, front seat passengers and back seat passengers. European facts and the global status report on road safety 2015. In september 2015, the heads of state attending the united nations general.
Mar 15, 20 on march 14, the world health organization launched its global status report on road safety 20. The decade of action for road safety 20112020 was launched on 11 may 2011 with rolling 24hour events in each of the worlds time zones, including an australian launch at parliament house, canberra. To date, however, there has been no global assessment of road safety that indicates the extent to which this approach is being implemented. 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. 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.
The world health organization released today the global status report on road safety 2015, reflecting information from 180 countries. 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. Who global status report on road safety 2018, author. Global status report on road safety time for action word he. World health organization launches global status report on. In 2006, to help address the growing road safety crisis, the bank established grsf with support from the fia foundation for the automobile and society, the government of. It includes tables with cross country comparisons on key safety indicators. The report outlines the crash data collection process in irtad countries, describes the road safety strategies and targets. A who status report covering 180 countries that provides a snapshot of the road safety scenario globally and highlights the gaps and measures required. Bloomberg philanthropies global road safety program inviting. This unique and comparable set of data confirms the relevance of this issue to the societal challenges of today. Research framework for road safety in sea region pdf, 9. This corroborates with data in the who 20 global status report on road safety which shows that up to 11 out of 47 lead agencies in african countries are not. 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.