Together with Sweden and Malta, Norway has the lowest road fatality rate in Europe. It is most dangerous in Bulgaria and Romania, according to the latest data from the EU. While on average 44 people per million inhabitants are killed on the roads in the 27 EU countries, the corresponding figure for Norway is 16.
For many years, Norway has had the lowest traffic risk, measured in terms of both inhabitants and kilometers traveled.
According to data The European Commission, which appeared this week, in 2021 in road accidents 19 people died. That's an increase of 800, or 1000 percent, but still 5 fewer than before the coronavirus pandemic in 3000.
Still the best
– Although we look good compared to other countries, the fight against... road traffic fatalities is task number 1. The goal is that no one is killed or seriously injured on Norwegian roads, says roads director Ingrid Dahl Hovland.
Own data of the Norwegian Public Roads Authority for the first quarter of this year will appear on Thursday. But all indications are that we have the lowest QXNUMX result in recent times.
- The world is looking to Norway in the area of road safety. A Norwegian model with extensive work, systematic over time and targeted knowledge-based measures, produces results along with safer cars and better roads, says Hovland.
Recently, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration and many other road safety actors have launched a National Action Plan 2022-2025 (PDF) with 179 concrete measures to further improve road safety.
Most in Romania
Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Cyprus, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal and Sweden all had a record low death rate in 2021.
On the other hand, Romania (93 deaths per million), Bulgaria (81), Latvia (78), Croatia (72) and Poland (59) stand out.
Positive trend
In EU countries, the death toll increased by five percent from 2020 to 2021. However, the long-term trend is that the death toll is also declining in the EU, even though there are large differences between countries.
Malta and Sweden are approaching Norway with 17 and 18 deaths per million inhabitants, while Romania is on the top with 93.
Compared to the 'normal year' of 2019, the decline is greatest in Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, Poland and Lithuania. Latvia, Slovenia and Finland had less successful development, but the death toll increased to 12 percent.
According to data from the European Commission, the list is as follows, here is the first five:
| 1 | Norwegia | 16 |
| 2 | Malta | 17 |
| 3 | Sweden | 18 |
| 4 | Denmark | 23 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 23 |
The average for the 27 EU countries is 44 victims million inhabitants. Poland is in 26th place with 59 people killed on the roads.
Source: Norwegian Public Roads Authority
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