Facts on road safety around the global, by Karla Gonzalez, World Bank

1. Road Safety Facts!
! Presented at Transforming Transportation 2014!
! Karla Gonzalez!
! World Bank!
Transforming Transportation 2014!

2. FACTS
• 65%
of
global
popula2on
will
be
urban
by
2030.
• 40/50%
of
traffic
fatali2es
occurs
in
the
ci2es.
• 35%
of
the
fatali2es
worldwide
are
PEDESTRIANS.
• World
car
ownership
>
1B.
• Road
traffic
injuries
will
be
the
3rd
largest
cause
of
death
by
2020.

3. FACTS
• In
America
La2na
almost
50%
of
the
fatali2es
are
between
the
ages
of
5-­‐40.
• In
Africa,
26
people
die
every
hour.
53%
of
the
fatali2es
between
ages
of
5-­‐40.
• In
CHINA,
32
people
die
every
hours.
41%
of
the
fatali2es
between
the
ages
of
5-­‐40
• In
INDIA
32
people
die
every
hour.
47%
of
the
fatali2es
between
the
ages
of
5-­‐40