Section 7 - Traffic Accidents

Road Traffic Casualties by Age by Class of Road User during 2000 - 2009

Age/Class of road user

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Under 20

Pedestrian

1,203

1,312

1,189

1,046

994

889

888

757

640

592

Passenger

1,172

1,277

1,278

1,017

1,068

1,018

905

967

1,005

804

Driver

577

686

687

682

765

645

634

595

537

504

Sub-total

2,952

3,275

3,154

2,745

2,827

2,552

2,427

2,319

2,182

1,900

20-39

Pedestrian

1,311

1,409

1,384

1,336

1,369

1,260

1,168

1,086

1,041

939

Passenger

3,202

3,301

3,433

2,678

2,830

2,746

2,717

2,627

2,441

2,367

Driver

4,829

5,047

4,996

4,507

4,513

4,454

4,554

4,606

4,086

4,032

Sub-total

9,342

9,757

9,813

8,521

8,712

8,460

8,439

8,319

7,568

7,338

40-59

Pedestrian

1,085

1,224

1,182

1,127

1,209

1,264

1,242

1,261

1,202

1,097

Passenger

1,478

1,788

1,886

1,597

1,926

1,861

1,821

2,093

1,971

1,891

Driver

2,047

2,169

2,399

2,297

2,575

2,888

2,875

3,330

3,358

3,337

Sub-total

4,610

5,181

5,467

5,021

5,710

6,013

5,938

6,684

6,531

6,325

60 & over

Pedestrian

1,013

1,018

1,031

986

960

980

917

945

870

871

Passenger

809

825

827

748

848

926

853

930

981

979

Driver

190

191

234

201

243

269

263

344

395

503

Sub-total

2,012

2,034

2,092

1,935

2,051

2,175

2,033

2,219

2,246

2,353

All ages *

Pedestrian

4,785

4,978

4,805

4,517

4,577

4,404

4,233

4,078

3,823

3,583

Passenger

6,970

7,244

7,477

6,104

6,723

6,557

6,312

6,664

6,479

6,171

Driver

7,674

8,096

8,318

7,689

8,102

8,259

8,328

8,883

8,382

8,384

Total

19,429

20,318

20,600

18,310

19,402

19,220

18,873

19,625

18,684

18,138


Note : * Including casualties with age unknown.