[PR10] Transport accident fatalities 
[PR10] Transport accident fatalities
Key message
Although the annual number of road traffic fatalities in Slovenia has been declining for decades and has decreased to about a third since independence, traffic still requires an excessive tax. The number of traffic accidents with victims or serious injuries is at the level of 30 years ago, the number of serious injuries is already 15 years stagnant. Traffic accidents have claimed an average of almost 110 lives per year over the last ten years, and fortunately, the number of deaths in traffic accidents has been slightly decreasing over the past ten years. Such a positive trend is also characteristic of most other European countries.
Charts
Figure PR10-1: The number of traffic accidents, fatalities and injuries, Slovenia, 1991-2022
Sources:
Statistični urad RS, Statistični letopis Republike Slovenije 1992-2012
| traffic accidents involving death or injury[index (1991 = 100)] | fatalities[index (1991 = 100)] | seriously injured[index (1991 = 100)] | traffic accidents involving death or injury[number] | fatalities[number] | seriously injured[number] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 5479 | 462 | 2660 |
| 1992 | 107.36 | 106.49 | 99.32 | 5882 | 492 | 2642 |
| 1993 | 114.80 | 106.71 | 96.05 | 6290 | 493 | 2555 |
| 1994 | 120.20 | 109.31 | 98.23 | 6586 | 505 | 2613 |
| 1995 | 119.36 | 89.83 | 95.38 | 6540 | 415 | 2537 |
| 1996 | 115.86 | 84.20 | 82.59 | 6348 | 389 | 2197 |
| 1997 | 126.87 | 77.49 | 81.05 | 6951 | 358 | 2156 |
| 1998 | 107.03 | 66.88 | 63.27 | 5864 | 309 | 1683 |
| 1999 | 126.46 | 72.29 | 76.95 | 6929 | 334 | 2047 |
| 2000 | 154.57 | 67.75 | 112.59 | 8469 | 313 | 2995 |
| 2001 | 167.90 | 60.17 | 101.09 | 9199 | 278 | 2689 |
| 2002 | 187.95 | 58.23 | 58.80 | 10298 | 269 | 1564 |
| 2003 | 213.10 | 52.38 | 52.37 | 11676 | 242 | 1393 |
| 2004 | 232.18 | 59.31 | 52.29 | 12721 | 274 | 1391 |
| 2005 | 188.15 | 55.84 | 47.59 | 10309 | 258 | 1266 |
| 2006 | 204.84 | 56.71 | 45.86 | 11223 | 262 | 1220 |
| 2007 | 208.32 | 63.42 | 47.48 | 11414 | 293 | 1263 |
| 2008 | 163.13 | 46.32 | 40.15 | 8938 | 214 | 1068 |
| 2009 | 156.76 | 37.01 | 38.80 | 8589 | 171 | 1032 |
| 2010 | 137.98 | 29.87 | 32.52 | 7560 | 138 | 865 |
| 2011 | 131.74 | 30.52 | 34.55 | 7218 | 141 | 919 |
| 2012 | 125.28 | 28.14 | 31.88 | 6864 | 130 | 848 |
| 2013 | 119.40 | 27.06 | 26.62 | 6542 | 125 | 708 |
| 2014 | 114.33 | 23.38 | 31.05 | 6264 | 108 | 826 |
| 2015 | 118.14 | 25.97 | 35.04 | 6473 | 120 | 932 |
| 2016 | 118.54 | 28.14 | 31.95 | 6495 | 130 | 850 |
| 2017 | 112.89 | 22.51 | 31.99 | 6185 | 104 | 851 |
| 2018 | 109.76 | 19.70 | 30.86 | 6014 | 91 | 821 |
| 2019 | 109.97 | 22.08 | 30.60 | 6025 | 102 | 814 |
| 2020 | 87.24 | 17.32 | 25.49 | 4780 | 80 | 678 |
| 2021 | 97.28 | 24.68 | 29.47 | 5330 | 114 | 784 |
| 2022 | 109.20 | 18.40 | 32.41 | 5983 | 85 | 862 |
Figure PR10-2: Changes in traffic accidents, fatalities and serious injuries, European countries, 2010–2020
Sources:
European Road Safety Observatory - annual statistical report 2022
| road accidents[%] | fatalities[%] | seriously injured[%] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | -35.13 | -41.29 | -47.06 |
| Bulgaria | -13.62 | -40.34 | -36.52 |
| Czechia | -6.38 | -35.41 | -36.87 |
| Denmark | -27.76 | -36.08 | -41.69 |
| Germany | -8.25 | -25.47 | -7.37 |
| Estonia | 4.53 | -25.32 | 0 |
| Ireland (2017) | 3.89 | -31.13 | 88.06 |
| Greece | -39.58 | -53.58 | -69.69 |
| Spain | -14.67 | -44.74 | -44.30 |
| France (2017) | -32.95 | -36.42 | -8.76 |
| Croatia | -41.92 | -44.37 | -27.92 |
| Italy | -44.46 | -41.78 | 0 |
| Cyprus | -71.54 | -20 | -63.99 |
| Latvia | 6.58 | -36.24 | -13.88 |
| Lithuania | -19.94 | -41.47 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | -11.99 | -18.75 | -18.42 |
| Hungary | -15.51 | -37.84 | -17.92 |
| Malta (2019) | 132.58 | -15.38 | 49.51 |
| Austria | -13.23 | -37.68 | -38.29 |
| Poland | -39.38 | -36.26 | -23.37 |
| Portugal | -21.74 | -42.80 | -24.16 |
| Romania | -12.27 | -30.84 | -35.22 |
| Slovenia | -37.64 | -42.03 | -23.48 |
| Slovakia | -29.83 | -33.42 | -25.19 |
| Finland | -40.58 | -18.01 | 0 |
| Sweden (2019) | -17.70 | -23.31 | -32.42 |
| EU | -22.77 | -36.40 | 0 |
| Iceland | -17.67 | 0 | -27.32 |
| Norway | -45.57 | -55.29 | -12.18 |
| Switzerland | -13.83 | -30.58 | -14.92 |
Figure PR10-3: The number of rail accidents, fatalities and injuries in Slovenia in the period 2004-2022
Sources:
SI-STAT Database > Transport > Railway transport > Rail infrastructure, equipment and traffic accidents > Traffic accidents in railway transport, Slovenia, yearly; https://pxweb.stat.si/SiStatData/pxweb/sl/Data/-/2221607S.px
| accidents[index (2004 = 100)] | fatalities[index (2004 = 100)] | seriously injured[index (2004 = 100)] | accidents[number] | fatalities[number] | seriously injured[number] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 49 | 12 | 42 |
| 2005 | 81.63 | 41.67 | 42.86 | 40 | 5 | 18 |
| 2006 | 97.96 | 75 | 26.19 | 48 | 9 | 11 |
| 2007 | 124.49 | 141.67 | 71.43 | 61 | 17 | 30 |
| 2008 | 132.65 | 75 | 97.62 | 65 | 9 | 41 |
| 2009 | 38.78 | 91.67 | 33.33 | 19 | 11 | 14 |
| 2010 | 42.86 | 116.67 | 28.57 | 21 | 14 | 12 |
| 2011 | 22.45 | 33.33 | 28.57 | 11 | 4 | 12 |
| 2012 | 24.49 | 41.67 | 14.29 | 12 | 5 | 6 |
| 2013 | 26.53 | 41.67 | 23.81 | 13 | 5 | 10 |
| 2014 | 30.61 | 25 | 19.05 | 15 | 3 | 8 |
| 2015 | 28.57 | 8.33 | 30.95 | 14 | 1 | 13 |
| 2016 | 22.45 | 41.67 | 9.52 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| 2017 | 22.45 | 41.67 | 7.14 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 2018 | 28.57 | 41.67 | 23.81 | 14 | 5 | 10 |
| 2019 | 20.41 | 16.67 | 33.33 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| 2020 | 10.20 | 16.67 | 7.14 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 20.41 | 16.67 | 16.67 | 10 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 20.41 | 25 | 11.90 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
Methodology
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