In 2022, the number of deaths due to road accidents on national highways across India amounted to around 66 thousand. 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 deaths due to road accidents across India in 2022, by type of road
(in 1,000s)
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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). (October 31, 2023). Number of deaths due to road accidents across India in 2022, by type of road (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/747885/road-accident-deaths-by-road-type-india/
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). "Number of deaths due to road accidents across India in 2022, by type of road (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/747885/road-accident-deaths-by-road-type-india/
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). (2023). Number of deaths due to road accidents across India in 2022, by type of road (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/747885/road-accident-deaths-by-road-type-india/
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Number of deaths due to road accidents across India in 2022, by type of road (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India), October 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/747885/road-accident-deaths-by-road-type-india/