1.1. Contact organisation
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
1.2. Contact organisation unit
E2: Environmental statistics and accounts; sustainable development
1.3. Contact name
Confidential because of GDPR
1.4. Contact person function
Confidential because of GDPR
1.5. Contact mail address
e-mail contact: ESTAT-SDG-MONITORING@ec.europa.eu
1.6. Contact email address
Confidential because of GDPR
1.7. Contact phone number
Confidential because of GDPR
1.8. Contact fax number
Confidential because of GDPR
2.1. Metadata last certified
24 April 20232.2. Metadata last posted
6 May 20252.3. Metadata last update
6 May 2025The indicator is part of the EU Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) indicator set. It is used to monitor progress towards SDG 11 on making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable and SDG 3 on good health and well-being. SDG 11 is embedded in the European Commission’s Priorities under 'A new era for European Defence and Security', 'Supporting people, strengthening our societies and our social model', 'Sustaining our quality of life: food security, water and nature' and 'Protecting our democracy, upholding our values'. SDG 3 is embedded in the European Commission’s Priorities under 'Supporting people, strengthening our societies and our social model'.
SDG 11 aims to renew and plan cities and other human settlements so that they offer opportunities for all, with access to basic services, energy, housing, transportation, green public spaces and others, while improving resource use and reducing environmental impacts. With sound, risk-informed and smart planning and management, SDG 11 envisions cities as environmentally resilient human settlements that foster personal safety.
SDG 3 aims to ensure health and well-being for all at all ages by improving reproductive, maternal and child health; ending the epidemics of major communicable diseases; reducing non-communicable and mental diseases. It also calls for reducing behavioural and environmental health-risk factors.
The indicator can be considered as similar to the global SDG indicator 3.6.1 "Death rate due to road traffic injuries".
The Strategic Action Plan on Road Safety and the EU road safety policy framework 2021–2030 set a 50 % reduction target for deaths and for serious injuries by 2030 compared to 2019 and ambitious road safety plans to reach zero road deaths by 2050 (‘Vision Zero’).
4.1. Data description
The indicator measures the number of fatalities caused by road accidents, including drivers and passengers of motorised vehicles and pedal cycles as well as pedestrians. Persons dying on road accidents up to 30 days after the occurrence of the accident are counted as road accident fatalities.
4.2. Unit of measure
i. number of killed people
ii. number per 100 000 people
4.3. Reference Period
Calendar year
4.4. Accuracy - overall
Overall accuracy of data is good as the data collection for the CARE database is 'mature' and concepts and definitions are applied by all countries. The application of correction factors to obtain the 'death at 30 days' figures has become increasingly unnecessary, as all countries apply this principle.
4.5. Source data
4.5.1. Source data - Organisation
DG MOVE (CARE database)
4.5.2. Source data - Comment
Data source: CARE database.
Data provider:
- European Commission (EC) - Directorate General Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), based on data reported by the countries.
- ESS (European Statisticsl System) (DEMO_GIND, TRAN_SF_ROADRO).
5.1. Frequency of dissemination
5.1.1. Frequency of dissemination - Grade
Every year5.1.2. Frequency of dissemination - Comment
Indicator is updated annually. Complete and updated ESS data release information can be accessed via Eurostat release calendar.
5.2. Timeliness
5.2.1. Timeliness - Grade
T+2 years5.2.2. Timeliness - Comment
New data points are disseminated within two years after the reference year.
6.1. Reference area
6.1.1. Reference Area - Grade
All EU MS6.1.2. Reference Area - Comment
Data are presented for all EU Member States plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
6.2. Comparability - geographical
6.2.1. Comparability - geographical - Grade
All EU MS6.2.2. Comparability - geographical - Comment
Data are comparable between all EU Member States and the other presented countries.
6.3. Coverage - Time
6.3.1. Time Coverage - Grade
> 10 years6.3.2. Time Coverage - Comment
Presented time series (including EU aggregates) starts in 2000.
6.4. Comparability - over time
6.4.1. Comparability - over time - Grade
> 4 data points6.4.2. Comparability - over time - Comment
Length of comparable time series without methodological break is longer than 4 data points.
7.1. Dissemination format - Publications
Analysis of the indicator is presented in Eurostat's annual monitoring report on Sustainable development in the EU (progress towards SDGs in the EU context).
7.2. Dissemination format - online database
see table sdg_11_40
7.3. Dissemination format - other
Eurostat dedicated section on SDGs: overview.
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