More than 11,800 road traffic casualties were reported in Nigeria during the fourth quarter of 2021. Of those, around 10.2 thousand were injuries, while 1.7 thousand were registered deaths. In the previous quarter, approximately 8.8 thousand injuries and 1.4 thousand deaths, both resulting from road traffic crashes, were counted in the country. According to the source, most road accidents occurring in Nigeria are classified as serious.
Number of road traffic injuries and deaths in Nigeria from Q4 2020 to Q4 2021
Characteristic
Injured
Deaths
Q4 2021
10,171
1,652
Q3 2021
8,827
1,432
Q2 2021
9,018
1,453
Q1 2021
10,057
1,668
Q4 2020
9,702
1,818
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02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000
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NBS (Nigeria). (March 14, 2022). Number of road traffic injuries and deaths in Nigeria from Q4 2020 to Q4 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296025/total-number-of-road-casualties-in-nigeria/
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