§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has on the rates and trends of European countries' road deaths and serious injuries since the beginning of 1987.
§ Mr. ChopeThe definition of serious injury varies considerably between different countries. It is therefore not possible to make meaningful comparisons. The table gives information on road deaths in European Community countries taken from the United Nations Economic Council for Europe—ECE—publication "Statistics of road traffic accidents in Europe" for 1987, 1988 and 1989. The standard international definition of a fatality is where death occurs within 30 days of a road accident. Figures for those countries which use a different definition have been adjusted according to scaling factors used by the ECE.
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Road deaths and rates of road deaths: EC countries 1987–89 Source: UN/ECE publication 'Statistics of road traffic accidents in Europe'. Number Killed1 Scaling Factor Scaled Number Killed Population (thousands) Traffic (million veh kms) Rate per 100,000 Population Rate per 100 million vehicle kms 1987: United Kingdom 5,339 1.00 5,339 56,930 ֵ 9.4 ֵ Great Britain 5,125 1.00 5,125 55,355 356,2001 9.3 1.4 Belgium 1,922 1.00 1,922 ֵ ֵ ֵ ֵ Denmark 698 1.00 698 5,125 ֵ 13.6 ֵ France 9,855 1.09 10.742 55,510 ֵ 19.4 ֵ Germany (West) 7,967 1.00 7,967 61,077 401,000 13.0 2.0 Greece 1,502 1.12 1,682 ֵ ֵ ֵ ֵ Ireland 462 1.00 462 3,543 ֵ 13.0 ֵ Italy 6,784 1.07 7,259 ֵ 313,655 ֵ 2.3 Luxembourg 68 1.00 68 370 ֵ 18.4 ֵ Netherlands 1,485 1.00 1,485 14,614 87,960 10.2 1.7 Portugal 2,296 1.30 2,985 ֵ ֵ ֵ ֵ Spain 5,858 1.30 7,615 38,832 92,48 52 19.6 ֵ 1988: United Kingdom 5,230 1.00 5,230 57,065 ֵ 9.2 ֵ Great Britain 5,052 1.00 5,052 55,487 380,9001 9.1 1.3 Belgium 1,967 1.00 1,967 ֵ ֵ ֵ ֵ Denmark 713 1.00 713 5,129 ֵ 13.9 ֵ France 10,548 1.09 11,497 55,750 ֵ 20.6 ֵ Germany (West) 8,213 1.00 8,213 61,715 427,400 13.3 1.9 Greece 1,511 1.12 1,692 ֵ ֵ ֵ ֵ Ireland 463 1.00 463 3,538 ֵ 13.1 ֵ Italy 6,939 1.07 7,425 57,505 331,800 12.9 2.2 Luxembourg 84 1.00 84 ֵ ֵ ֵ ֵ Netherlands 1,366 1.00 1,366 14,714 93,762 9.3 1.5 Portugal 2,534 1.30 3,294 10,305 ֵ 32.0 ֵ Spain 6,348 1.30 8,252 39,078 99,1592 21.1 ֵ 1989: United Kingdom 5,554 1.00 5,554 57,236 ֵ 9.7 ֵ Great Britain 5,373 1.00 55,653 407,8001 9.7 1.3 Belgium 1,993 1.00 1,993 ֵ ֵ ֵ ֵ Denmark 670 1.00 670 5,130 ֵ 13.1 ֵ France 10,528 1.09 11,476 ֵ ֵ ֵ ֵ Germany (West) 7,995 1.00 7,995 16,434 438,500 48.6 1.8 Greece 1,699 112 1,903 ֵ ֵ ֵ ֵ Ireland 460 1.00 460 ֵ ֵ ֵ ֵ Italy 6,410 1.07 6,859 57,575 ֵ 11.9 ֵ Luxembourg 67 1.00 67 378 ֵ 17.7 ֵ Netherlands 1,456 1.00 1,456 14,804 95,489 9.8 1.5 . Portugal 2,375 1.30 3,088 10,337 ֵ 29.9 ֵ Spain 7,188 1.30 9,344 38,925 105,0001 24.0 ֵ 1 Traffic data for Great Britain has been revised since the publication of the ECE bulletin. Data is taken from 'Road Accidents Great Britain 1989'. 2 Traffic on state roads only. ֵDenotes data not available.