Fatalities in Argentina: evolution in comparison with other countries

Road traffic fatalities worldwide

Our Concern

Argentina has one of the highest rates of traffic accident fatalities: 16 people die every day, more than 5,900 people die per year and more than 120,000 people are injured annually, in addition to significant material losses.

This numbers are significantly high when compared to the rates of other countries, in relation to their population and number of cars in circulation.

Comparison with other countries

Sources:                                            

Sweden: Trafikanalys (Traffic analysis)                                      

Norway: Statistisk sentralbyrå (Statistics Norway)                                   

Japan: National Police Agency                      

Spain: General Directorate of Traffic- DGT                                

Great Britain: Department for Transport –UK                             

Denmark: Danmarks Statistik (Statistics Denmark)                                  

Luxembourg: European Commission                                          

Swiss: Federal Roads Office - FEDRO                                      

Finland: Väylävirasto (Finnish Transport Agency)                                    

Ireland: Údarás Um Shábháilteacht Ar Bhóithre (Road Safety Authority)                                            

Germany: Statistisches Bundesamt (Federal Statistical Office)                             

Iceland: European Comission                                       

Netherlands: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Statistics Netherlands)                                           

Austria: Statistik Austria (Statistics Austria)                                

Belgium: STATBEL (Belgian statistical office)                                          

Czech Republic: Policie České republiky (Police of the Czech Republic)                                           

Portugal: ANSR - Autoridade Nacional de Segurança Rodoviária (National Road Safety Authority)               

Israel: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics                                    

Jordan: Jordanian Public Security Directorate                                          

France: Observatoire national interministériel de la sécurité routière (National Interministerial Road Safety Observatory)

Australia:  Australian Transport Safety Bureau - ATSB                            

Egypt: CAPMAS (               Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics)               

Canada: Government of Canada – Statistics and Data                            

Hungary: Központi Statisztikai Hivatal - KSH (Central Statistical Office)                             

Poland: Polski Ośrodek Analiz Bezpieczeństwa Ruchu Drogowego (Polish Centre for Road Safety Analysis)                             

Italy: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (National Institute of Statistics)                                      

Cuba: Centro Nacional de Vialidad de Cuba (National Center for Roadway Development)                                            

Chile: Comisión Nacional de Seguridad de Tránsito - CONASET (National Road Safety Commission)                        

Turkey: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu - TÜİK (Turkish Statistical Institute)                                  

Bulgaria: Bulgarian Traffic Police                                 

Panama: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo- INEC (National Statistical and Census Institute)

Romania: European Commision                                   

Algeria: Delegación Nacional para la Seguridad Vial (National Delegation for Road Safety)                           

Peru: Observatorio Nacional de Seguridad Vial (National Road Safety Observatory)                                      

Tunisia: Observatorio Nacional de Seguridad Vial de Túnez - ONSR (National Road Safety Observatory of Tunisia) 

Morocco: NARSA (National Road Safety Agency of Morocco)                              

Mexico: Ministry of Health of Mexico                                          

United States: United States Department of Transportation      

India: MoRTH (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of India)                                      

Uruguay: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (National Institute of Statistics)                                         

Argentina: Luchemos por la Vida Asociación Civil (“Let´s fight for Life” Civil Association)                 

Colombia: Agencia Nacional de Seguridad Vial de Colombia (National Road Safety Agency)                                       

Ecuador: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos - INEC (National Institute of Statistics and Census)

Nicaragua: Dirección de Seguridad de Tránsito de la Policía Nacional (Traffic Safety Directorate of the National Police)

Bolivia: Instituo Nacional de Estadística – INE (National Institute of Statistics)                                  

South Africa: Road Traffic Management Corporation - RTMC                 

Honduras: Dirección Nacional de Vialidad y Transporte - DNVT (National Directorate of Roads and Transportation)

China: WHO (World Health Organization)                                   

Brazil: Observatório Nacional de Segurança Viária - ONSV (National Road Safety Observatory)                  

Malaysia: Ministerio de Transporte de Malasia (Ministry of Transport of Malaysia)                                          

Paraguay: Agencia Nacional de Tránsito y Seguridad Vial - ANTSV (National Agency for Traffic and Road Safety)  

El Salvador: Observatorio Nacional de Seguridad Vial (National Road Safety Observatory)

Evolution of fatalities in traffic 

(Includes deaths in accidents or as consequence of them, up to the 30 following days)   

Sources:

CANADÁ: Government of Canada – Statistics and Data

NETHERLANDS: Statistics Netherlands

SWEDEN: Trafikanalys

SPAIN: Dirección General de Tráfico - DGT

ARGENTINA: Luchemos por la Vida Asociación Civil