Current Context : The WHO South-East Asia Region accounted for 3,30,223 of the 1.19 million estimated global road traffic deaths, representing 28% of the global burden.

The Region has 11 Member States: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Timor-Leste.

DATA RELATED TO INDIA:

• Road Traffic Deaths (2021): Estimated 216 618 (+2.1 % change since 2010) while reported road traffic deaths were 153 972.
• Deaths of Two-three wheelers Drivers/riders constitute the highest (45.1%)
• Road traffic deaths per 100,000 populations: It is 15.4 for India (2021), higher than global rate of 15.