In 2013, slightly more than 26,000 road fatalities were reported in the EU. This is a decrease of around 8% compared to 2012. In total, there were 52 road deaths per million inhabitants in 2013 in the EU. The top road safety performers (lowest number of road deaths per year and million inhabitants) in 2013 were the UK, Sweden and Denmark. The highest number of road fatalities in 2013 was found in Romania, Latvia, Poland and Lithuania. Over the period 2010-2012, the two main improvements are seen for young road users and for car occupants: The number of young victims (aged 18-24) decreased by 19% to compare to the percentage reduction of elderly road users (above 65 years) of only 2% for the same period. The number of car occupants killed decreased by 13% from 2010 to 2012, a stronger development than that for vulnerable road users. (Author/publisher)
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