How is the number of road deaths distributed across different modes of transport, age groups and gender?

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Figure 3 shows the 2022 shares of road deaths by their mode of transport at the time of the crash. In 2022 most fatalities occurred among cyclists (39%, of whom at least one in three were pedelec riders) and car occupants (30%). Powered two-wheelers (a total of 13%) are the third largest group; slightly more than half of them (55%) being (light) moped riders (including microcars or speed pedelecs) and 45% being motorcyclists. In 2022, 8% of the road deaths were pedestrians, 5% riders of mobility scooters and 4% a truck or delivery van occupant. The mode of transport of 1% of the road deaths is either ‘other mode of transport’ or ‘unknown’.

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Figure 3. Road deaths in the Netherlands in 2022, by mode of transport. *The category (light) mopeds also includes microcars and speed pedelecs. Source: CBS StatLine (Road Death Statistics).

Figure 4 shows the age distribution of the road deaths in 2022. Almost a quarter of the road deaths (178; 24%) were people aged 80 or over. Almost one in five road deaths was aged 70 or over (138; 19%). What is generally known about the risks of older road users can be found in SWOV fact sheet Older road users. In addition, the number of older people in the entire population is also relevant. The number of road deaths among children and youngsters under 15 years old was lowest (23; 3%).

In 2022, 71% of the road deaths were males, 29% females.

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Figure 4. Road deaths in the Netherlands in 2022, by age group. Source: CBS StatLine (Road Death Statistics).

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Road deaths in the Netherlands

In 2022, there were 745 road deaths in the Netherlands, 163 more than in 2021. This implies that the number of road deaths reverted to pre-2009 Meer

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