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Global Status Report on Road Safety 2023

Recently, the 5th edition of Global Status Report on Road Safety was released.

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Details

Launch Year

2009

Released By

World Health Organisation (WHO)

Objectives

To describe the road safety situation in UN Member States, assess changes, focus on the evolution of the burden and responses since 2010

Data Source

Survey and review of legislation, with participation from 170 UN Member States and 2 territories

2023 Report Highlights

Provides a complete overview of progress during 2011–2020, sets a baseline for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021–2030

Key Finding

Global road fatalities dropped, but an increase observed in India

Why in News:

  • Recently, the 5th edition of Global Status Report on Road Safety was released.