Road Safety Data In Africa : A Proposed Minimum Set of Road Safety Indicators for Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting

Road safety in Africa remains a big challenge. Globally, Africa has the highest fatality rate of all the continents, despite having the lowest motorization rate and smallest road infrastructure network. Through the Global Plan for the Decade of Act...

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Main Authors: Segui Gomez, Maria, Addo-Ashong, Tawia, Raffo, Veronica Ines, Venter, Pieter
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Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2022
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spelling okr-10986-372352022-03-30T05:10:25Z Road Safety Data In Africa : A Proposed Minimum Set of Road Safety Indicators for Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting Segui Gomez, Maria Addo-Ashong, Tawia Raffo, Veronica Ines Venter, Pieter ROAD SAFETY DATA TRAFFIC FATALITIES ROAD ACCIDENTS ACCIDENTAL DEATH HEALTH DATA AFRICA TRANSPORT POLICY PROGRAM Road safety in Africa remains a big challenge. Globally, Africa has the highest fatality rate of all the continents, despite having the lowest motorization rate and smallest road infrastructure network. Through the Global Plan for the Decade of Action (2011-2020), the African Road Safety Action Plan, the African Road Safety Charter, and the targets set out in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Africa has made strong commitments to improve road safety outcomes on the continent. However, documents assessing the magnitude of the problem show that there exists a need to address it by implementing effective and efficient interventions, which require determination, professional qualification, and personnel and economic resources. In order to make informed decisions on effective interventions to mitigate this challenge, a deeper analysis of the road safety-related environment in the region is required. This document outlines a process that began in 2017 to define a common set of indicators to be collected, analyzed, and monitored by African countries, as part of their efforts to improve road safety in Africa. 2022-03-29T20:35:17Z 2022-03-29T20:35:17Z 2021-01-23 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099015103232236266/P15331704d332f0430b90a081f4c34d90fa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37235 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Report Publications & Research Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Africa Western and Central (AFW) Africa Africa
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topic ROAD SAFETY DATA
TRAFFIC FATALITIES
ROAD ACCIDENTS
ACCIDENTAL DEATH
HEALTH DATA
AFRICA TRANSPORT POLICY PROGRAM
spellingShingle ROAD SAFETY DATA
TRAFFIC FATALITIES
ROAD ACCIDENTS
ACCIDENTAL DEATH
HEALTH DATA
AFRICA TRANSPORT POLICY PROGRAM
Segui Gomez, Maria
Addo-Ashong, Tawia
Raffo, Veronica Ines
Venter, Pieter
Road Safety Data In Africa : A Proposed Minimum Set of Road Safety Indicators for Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting
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Africa Western and Central (AFW)
Africa
Africa
description Road safety in Africa remains a big challenge. Globally, Africa has the highest fatality rate of all the continents, despite having the lowest motorization rate and smallest road infrastructure network. Through the Global Plan for the Decade of Action (2011-2020), the African Road Safety Action Plan, the African Road Safety Charter, and the targets set out in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Africa has made strong commitments to improve road safety outcomes on the continent. However, documents assessing the magnitude of the problem show that there exists a need to address it by implementing effective and efficient interventions, which require determination, professional qualification, and personnel and economic resources. In order to make informed decisions on effective interventions to mitigate this challenge, a deeper analysis of the road safety-related environment in the region is required. This document outlines a process that began in 2017 to define a common set of indicators to be collected, analyzed, and monitored by African countries, as part of their efforts to improve road safety in Africa.
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author Segui Gomez, Maria
Addo-Ashong, Tawia
Raffo, Veronica Ines
Venter, Pieter
author_facet Segui Gomez, Maria
Addo-Ashong, Tawia
Raffo, Veronica Ines
Venter, Pieter
author_sort Segui Gomez, Maria
title Road Safety Data In Africa : A Proposed Minimum Set of Road Safety Indicators for Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting
title_short Road Safety Data In Africa : A Proposed Minimum Set of Road Safety Indicators for Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting
title_full Road Safety Data In Africa : A Proposed Minimum Set of Road Safety Indicators for Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting
title_fullStr Road Safety Data In Africa : A Proposed Minimum Set of Road Safety Indicators for Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting
title_full_unstemmed Road Safety Data In Africa : A Proposed Minimum Set of Road Safety Indicators for Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting
title_sort road safety data in africa : a proposed minimum set of road safety indicators for data collection, analysis, and reporting
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2022
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099015103232236266/P15331704d332f0430b90a081f4c34d90fa
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