Death rate due to road traffic injuries

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Death rate due to road traffic injuries
Year Value GeoCode Observation status Unit multiplier Unit measure
2009 3.7535845769 Undefined Units Rate per 100,000 population
2010 3.0353991596 Undefined Units Rate per 100,000 population
2011 3.0970933226 Undefined Units Rate per 100,000 population
2012 2.8286620381 Undefined Units Rate per 100,000 population
2013 2.7610669099 Undefined Units Rate per 100,000 population
2014 2.8701133456 Undefined Units Rate per 100,000 population
2015 2.7706942988 Undefined Units Rate per 100,000 population
2016 2.8332903821 Undefined Units Rate per 100,000 population
2017 2.8104081832 Undefined Units Rate per 100,000 population
2018 2.7680962978 Undefined Units Rate per 100,000 population
2019 2.7067162058 Undefined Units Rate per 100,000 population

Source: Department for Transport (DfT)

Geographical Area: United Kingdom

Unit of Measurement: Rate per 100,000 population

Footnote: Please note, 0-4 age band in some cases may include age 0 which was coded where the age of the casualty was not reported.

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from UK statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from UK statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other UK-specific metadata information.

Indicator available

Death rate due to road traffic injuries
Indicator description
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Unit of measurement

Rate per 100,000 population
Definitions

Death rate due to road traffic injuries is defined as the number of road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population. For more information on Reported Road Casualities in Great Britain (RRCGB) please see guidance notes
Available disaggregations
Calculations

(Deaths / Population) * 100,000
Other information

Data follows the UN specification for this indicator. This indicator has been identified in collaboration with topic experts.
Data last updated 08 December 2020
Metadata last updated 08 December 2020

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Death rate due to road traffic injuries
Target name

By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents
Global indicator description
UN designated tier

Tier I
UN custodian agency

World Health Organisation (WHO)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals metadata for target 3.6 opens in a new window

Source 1

Organisation

Department for Transport (DfT)
Periodicity

Annual
Earliest available data

2009
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Link to data source Casualties involved in reported road accidents (RAS30) opens in a new window
Release date 30 September 2020
Next release

01/09/2021
Statistical classification

National Statistics
Contact details

roadacc.stats@dft.gov.uk
Other information

Table RAS30032, Table RAS30010, Table RAS30024, Table RAS30035

Source 2

Organisation

Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Periodicity

Annual
Earliest available data

1991
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Link to data source Population Estimates for UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland opens in a new window
Release date 24 June 2020
Next release

01/06/2021
Statistical classification

National Statistic
Contact details

pop.info@ons.gov.uk
Other information

UK population estimates, 1838 to 2019 data and Regional population estimates for England and Wales, 1971 to 2019 data which can be found under the mid-2001 to mid-2019 detailed time series section, under ‘Supporting files you may find useful’.
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