In this paper the following Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) and the Newly Independent States (NIS) of the ex-Soviet Union are included: Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine. On the basis of EKG UN 95 data, a description is given of the safety state in the year 1993 and tendencies which appeared during the last few years including: (1) number of accidents; (2) persons killed and casualties; and (3) indicators with reference to population. A threat in the age groups with the following limits is characterised: below 6 years, 6-9 years, 10-14 years, 15-17 years, 18-20 years, 21-24 years, 25-64 years, and over 65 years. A threat to children up to 14 years subdivided into deaths and casualties is presented in detail. (A)
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