The number of fatal road traffic injuries in Turkey increased by 1,319 traffic fatalities (+25%) since the previous year. In total, the number of fatal road traffic injuries rose to 6,548 traffic fatalities in 2023. Over the observed period, the number of fatal road traffic injuries has been subject to fluctuation.
Road fatalities refer to the number of people killed immediately during a road accident or dying within 30 days due to the injuries they sustained during this accident. This excludes suicides and differentiates itself from road injuries, which include both people killed and injured during a road accident. These road accidents include any accident involving at least one road vehicle in use on a public or publicly-accessible private roadway. Find more key insights for the number of fatal road traffic injuries in countries like Greece, Italy, and Latvia.
Number of road traffic fatalities in Turkey from 2006 to 2023
*Prior to 2015, statistics on fatalities only included deaths that occurred at the scene of an accident. However, starting in 2015, statistics on fatalities also include deaths that occur 30 days after a traffic accident as a result of the accident's effects on people who were injured and taken to a hospital.
To retrieve the original data, first, please open the link provided by Statista, and change the Tüik web page's language to English. Then, open the Statistical tables section, and find the report name "Number of Accidents, Persons Killed and Injured by Year" under the "Road Traffic Accident Statistics" section.
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TurkStat. (July 2, 2024). Number of road traffic fatalities in Turkey from 2006 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/438016/number-of-road-deaths-in-turkey/
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