| Target name | By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents |
|---|---|
| Indicator name | Death rate due to road traffic accidents |
| Global / Proxy indicator | Global indicator |
| Description of indicator | This indicator refers the death rate due to road traffic accidents defined as the number of road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100 000 population. As a result of studies to harmonize statistics on deaths in traffic accidents with the international standards, carried out in cooperation with the Directorate General of Security, General Command of Gendarmerie, Ministry of Health and TurkStat, deaths due to road traffic injuries within the thirty days following the accident became available as of 2015. Since there is a breakdown in series due to lack of coverage before 2015, data before year 2015 is not provided. |
| Unit | Per 100 000 population |
| Available disaggregation | - |
| Calculation | Death rate due to road traffic accidents = (Number of deaths due to fatal injuries due to road traffic accidents / Total population) * 100 000 |
| Comparability | As of 2015, among those injured in a traffic accident and referred to health institutions, those who died within thirty days due to the cause and effect of the accident are also included in the statistics. Produced in full compliance with global metadata. |
| Revision | - |
| Other information | Number of death due to road traffic accidents by sex, age group and road user type is also provided as an additional indicator |
| Data source | TurkStat, Road Traffic Accident Statistics |
| Data source link | https://data.tuik.gov.tr/Bulten/Index?p=Road-Traffic-Accident-Statistics-2022-49513 |
Headline data
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 |
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.
| Target name |
By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents |
|---|---|
| Indicator name |
Death rate due to road traffic injuries |
| Designated tier |
Tier I |
| Custodian agency |
World Health Organisation (WHO) |
| Link to the global metadata of this indicator | https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-03-06-01.pdf |