This statistic shows the number of people who died in transportation in France between 2011 and 2017, depending on the mode of transportation. In 2017, 94 fatalities were registered on the rail network in France.
Number of people killed in transport in France from 2011 to 2017, by means of transport
Characteristic
2011
2012
2016
2017
Road*
3,963
3,653
3,477
3,448
Maritime (including pleasure craft) ***
226
345
238
265
Rail **
88
73
80
94
Air
83
55
37
47
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* Victims who died instantly or within 30 days of the accident.
** The people killed in a railway accident are road users killed while crossing a level crossing, railway workers killed during works, as well as railway users killed in a railway accident.
*** Regarding maritime transport, the source indicates that it is the number of “killed or missing. "
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Ministère de l'environnement, de l'énergie et de la mer. (April 29, 2019). Number of people killed in transport in France from 2011 to 2017, by means of transport [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108137/death-fatality-accident-transport-france/
Ministère de l'environnement, de l'énergie et de la mer. "Number of people killed in transport in France from 2011 to 2017, by means of transport." Chart. April 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108137/death-fatality-accident-transport-france/
Ministère de l'environnement, de l'énergie et de la mer. (2019). Number of people killed in transport in France from 2011 to 2017, by means of transport. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108137/death-fatality-accident-transport-france/
Ministère de l'environnement, de l'énergie et de la mer. "Number of People Killed in Transport in France from 2011 to 2017, by Means of Transport." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108137/death-fatality-accident-transport-france/
Ministère de l'environnement, de l'énergie et de la mer, Number of people killed in transport in France from 2011 to 2017, by means of transport Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108137/death-fatality-accident-transport-france/ (last visited March 16, 2025)
Number of people killed in transport in France from 2011 to 2017, by means of transport [Graph], Ministère de l'environnement, de l'énergie et de la mer, April 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108137/death-fatality-accident-transport-france/
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