The number of road accidents across India amounted to around 461 thousand in 2022. Each year, about three to five percent of the GDP of the country was invested in road accidents. About 70 percent of accidents involved young Indians. The country has about one percent of the global vehicle population but it accounted for six percent of the world's road traffic accidents.
Number of road accidents in India from 2005 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). (October 31, 2023). Number of road accidents in India from 2005 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/746954/india-number-of-road-accidents/
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). "Number of road accidents in India from 2005 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746954/india-number-of-road-accidents/
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). (2023). Number of road accidents in India from 2005 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746954/india-number-of-road-accidents/
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Number of road accidents in India from 2005 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India), October 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/746954/india-number-of-road-accidents/