Statistics

Statistics regarding accidents

In Sweden, 20,000 people are injured every year in traffic accidents.
In Sweden, approximately 2,500 people are seriously injured every year in traffic accidents.
About 40% of those who died in a traffic accident were not wearing their seatbelts when the accident took place.
About 75% of those who died in a traffic accident in Sweden are men.
About 60,000 wildlife accidents take place in Sweden every year.
About 15% of the total population is involved in 50% of all traffic accidents, meaning that this small amount of people (only 15%) causes half of all the accidents.
About 40% of all the one-car accidents (also called single-vehicle accidents) occur at dawn and when it´s dark.
About three times as many people die every year in head-on collisions, as compared to in accidents in or in conjunction with junctions.
Around the 1970s (50 years ago) about 1200 people died every year due to a traffic accident, the previous years there have been approximately 250 deaths per year. Which is a significant decrease, especially when considering the fact that nowadays there is substantially more traffic.
In 2020 the following number of people died per each given type of accident, from high to low; Single vehicle accident 58, head-on 46, pedestrians 22, bicycles 18, junctions 11, turning 6, wildlife 2, overtaking 0.
Approximately 100 to 150 lives would be spared every year, if all drivers would keep to the speed limits.

General facts regarding injuries

When a pedestrian is hit by a car that is driving 30 km/h there is a 10% chance this collision is fatal for the pedestrian. When the car would have been driving 50 km/h, this chance is about 80%. This means that a small increase in speed is significantly more fatal for a pedestrian.

But when a pedestrian is hit by a car that is driving 80 km/h there is almost a 100% chance this collision is fatal for the pedestrian, meaning that the chance of the pedestrian to survive is almost 0%.

Both 18-19 year olds as 75 years olds and above have a 5-6 times higher risk of being involved in a traffic accident as compared to other age groups. Because 18-19 year olds often overestimate what they can and what they can not do. And at about the age of 75, quickly making decisions and processing a lot of information will become a lot harder.
Most of the traffic accidents occur in built-up areas where there often is a lot of traffic with a lot of different road users (cars, pedestrians, cyclists, busses, all moving around in a very narrow area).

Most of the serious traffic accidents occur however outside built-up areas, simply because vehicles are generelly allowed to drive much faster there. So most of the accidents (so not 'serious' accidents) take place within built-up areas.

Most single vehicle accidents on roads with 50 km/h as the speed limit occur during the late hours in the weekends, so the evenings and nights from fridays to saterdays and saterdays to sundays.
The combination of driver and passengers that has the highest risk of being involved in an accident is a young male driver with several young men as passengers.
You can reduce the chance of a serious injury by about 50%, in comparison to not using a seatbelt at all.

Statistics regarding accidents

In Sweden, 20,000 people are injured every year in traffic accidents.

In Sweden, approximately 2,500 people are seriously injured every year in traffic accidents.

About 40% of those who died in a traffic accident were not wearing their seatbelts when the accident took place.

About 75% of those who died in a traffic accident in Sweden are men.

About 60,000 wildlife accidents take place in Sweden every year.

About 15% of the total population is involved in 50% of all traffic accidents, meaning that this small amount of people (only 15%) causes half of all the accidents.

About 40% of all the one-car accidents (also called single-vehicle accidents) occur at dawn and when it´s dark.

About three times as many people die every year in head-on collisions, as compared to in accidents in or in conjunction with junctions.

Around the 1970s (50 years ago) about 1200 people died every year due to a traffic accident, the previous years there have been approximately 250 deaths per year. Which is a significant decrease, especially when considering the fact that nowadays there is substantially more traffic.

In 2020 the following number of people died per each given type of accident, from high to low; Single vehicle accident 58, head-on 46, pedestrians 22, bicycles 18, junctions 11, turning 6, wildlife 2, overtaking 0.

Approximately 100 to 150 lives would be spared every year, if all drivers would keep to the speed limits.

General facts regarding injuries

When a pedestrian is hit by a car that is driving 30 km/h there is a 10% chance this collision is fatal for the pedestrian. When the car would have been driving 50 km/h, this chance is about 80%. This means that a small increase in speed is significantly more fatal for a pedestrian.

Both 18-19 year olds as 75 years olds and above have a 5-6 times higher risk of being involved in a traffic accident as compared to other age groups. Because 18-19 year olds often overestimate what they can and what they can not do. And at about the age of 75, quickly making decisions and processing a lot of information will become a lot harder.

Most of the traffic accidents occur in built-up areas where there often is a lot of traffic with a lot of different road users (cars, pedestrians, cyclists, busses, all moving around in a very narrow area).

Most single vehicle accidents on roads with 50 km/h as the speed limit occur during the late hours in the weekends, so the evenings and nights from fridays to saterdays and saterdays to sundays.

The combination of driver and passengers that has the highest risk of being involved in an accident is a young male driver with several young men as passengers.

You can reduce the chance of a serious injury by about 50%, in comparison to not using a seatbelt at all.