Road Accident Statistics In Malaysia 2019
These death rates have remained unchanged since 2007.
Road accident statistics in malaysia 2019. A 2019 s report on mortality rate per country in terms of road safety africa is not the example to follow. Our statistics have revealed an increase in numbers of death due to road accident from 6 286 deaths in 2003 to 6 917 in 2012. Bukit aman investigation and traffic enforcement director datuk azisman alias said between january to june 2019 281 527 accidents have been reported all over the country. 12 road safety annual report 2019 oecd itf 2019 average annual change 2013 17 spain average annual reduction 2000 13 portugal france iceland italy uk hungary netherlands denmark sweden.
Malaysia has one of the highest death rates in asia when it comes to road accidents with the rate unchanged since 2007. New mobility in crash statistics and we will work in this issue in the coming year. There have been more than 280 000 road accidents recorded nationwide during the first six months of this year. General view of gombak toll during the balik kampung ops selamat campaign in conjunction with hari raya aidilfitri on june 3 2019.
She added that according to police statistics a total of 6 740 road deaths occurred in 2017 or 18 to 19 deaths per day nationwide while globally 3 700 people died daily due to road accidents. Road accidents statistics worldwide. General road accident statistics in malaysia. 2018 was the most dangerous year for drivers on malaysian roads since 2012 with a seven year high in the number of road accidents.
According to who report the continent registered a road traffic mortality rate of 26 6 deaths per 100 000 inhabitants. This number is a 2 5 increase from. Picture by firdaus latif. Moreover the department of statistics also stated that this is the 3rd most common cause of death among men.
It is also. Kuala lumpur july 17 the country recorded 281 527 road accidents within the first six months of this year an increase of 2 5 per cent compared to 274 556 for the same period last. In 2016 transport accidents were found to be the 4th most common cause of death in malaysia at 5 4 while the top three causes were discovered to be ischaemic heart disease 13 2 pneumonia 12 5 and cerebrovascular disease 6 9.