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40 more fatalities in road traffic
There were 135 fatal accidents on Norwegian roads in 2014, with a total of 147 fatalities. Norway was one of few European countries with fewer than three fatalities per 100 000 inhabitants.
| 2014 | Average last 5 years | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | Severely injured | Killed | Severely injured | |
| Total | 147 | 674 | 171 | 694 |
| Males | 107 | 429 | 125 | 455 |
| Females | 40 | 245 | 46 | 239 |
| Group of road user | ||||
| Drivers of car | 63 | 231 | 85 | 271 |
| Passengers of car | 25 | 107 | 29 | 138 |
| Drivers and passengers on motorcycle and moped | 22 | 137 | 22 | 114 |
| Cyclists, pedestrians and persons sledging | 30 | 181 | 30 | 156 |
| Others | 7 | 18 | 5 | 14 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-15 years | 5 | 29 | 5 | 39 |
| 16-24 years | 22 | 131 | 33 | 162 |
| 25-44 years | 29 | 187 | 44 | 212 |
| 45-64 years | 44 | 211 | 50 | 183 |
| 65 years or older | 47 | 116 | 39 | 97 |
| Unknown age | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
The average number of fatalities for the 10-year period 2005-2014 was 202. The corresponding figure for the 10-year period 1995-2004 was 298.
Very low number seriously injured
In 2014, 674 persons were seriously injured in road traffic accidents, compared to 703 in 2013. Only once since World War II has a lower figure been observed. This was in 1947, when 640 persons were seriously injured. At that time, however, there were very few cars on the roads. The stock of vehicles constituted only 3.5 per cent of the stock of today. The positive development can be seen when comparing figures for recent years with 1970, when 4 552 persons were seriously injured. A steady decline has been seen since then.
Very low exposure risk in Norway
In Norway and Sweden, the exposure risk was 2.9 in 2014, counted as fatalities per 100 000 inhabitants. Preliminary figures for Denmark and Finland were 3.3 and 4.1 persons respectively. The average for EU-28 was 5.1 fatalities per 100 000 inhabitants. The highest exposure risk was in Latvia, with 10.6.
Only one person killed in traffic accidents in Sogn og Fjordane and Troms
Sogn og Fjordane and Troms each had one traffic fatality in 2014. In Buskerud and Akershus, 18 and 16 persons were killed in traffic respectively.
Eight out of ten lost their lives in accidents outside densely populated areas
A total of 117 persons lost their lives outside densely populated areas in 2014. Of these, 100 were killed in head-on collisions or in accidents where they ran off the road. Thirty persons were killed in accidents within densely populated areas.
One out of three aged 65 years or older
In 2014, 47 persons in the age group over 64 years were killed in road traffic accidents, compared to 44 in 2013. This was 32 per cent of all fatal accidents. The corresponding share in 2013 was 24 per cent. In the age group 45-64 years, the number of fatalities was reduced from 62 to 44. Nine children and young people under 18 years of age lost their lives, compared to 11 in 2013.
No change for pedestrians and cyclists
A total of 18 pedestrians and persons sledging and 12 cyclists were killed in traffic accidents in 2014, two more compared to 2013. The number of persons killed on motorcycles and mopeds decreased by two, to 22 in total. The number of car drivers that lost their lives was reduced from 99 in 2013 to 63 in 2014. Their share of all fatalities was reduced from 53 per cent in 2013 to 43 per cent in 2014.
Head-on collisions and driving off the road claim lives
A total of 56 persons were killed in head-on collisions in 2014. Fifty-four persons were killed in accidents where they ran off the road. In total, these two types of accident accounted for 75 per cent of all fatalities in 2014; about the same as the year before.
Contact
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Bente Elisabeth Andresen
E-mail: bente.elisabeth.andresen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 13 84