Global Regions العربية 中文 English Français Русский Español Home Health Topics Countries News Emergencies About Us Home / News / Fact sheets / Detail / Road traffic injuries WHO/T. Pietrasik Road traffic injuries 7 December 2018 العربية 中文 Français Русский Español Key facts Approximately 1.35 million people die each year as a result of road traffic crashes. The2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has set an ambitious target of halving the global number of deaths and injuries from road traffic crashes by 2020. Road traffic crashes cost most countries 3% of their gross domestic product. More than half of all road traffic deaths are among vulnerable road users: pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists. 93% of the world's fatalities on the roads occur in low- and middle-income countries, even though these countries have approximately 60% of the world's vehi...