Definition:

For World Health Organization and the health sector, the actual interpretation of the definition of a road traffic fatality is revealed in the recording or coding of information in medical records by health personnel. This recording is based on the International Classification of Diseases (World Health Organization 1994), which covers road traffic deaths under Chapter XX: External Causes of Morbidity and Mortality, in a section on Transport Accidents (V01–V99). According to ICD-10: “Road traffic deaths are fatalities caused by injuries sustained in traffic accidents involving one or more moving vehicles on public highway”. ICD-10 provides a detailed classification of road traffic injuries and deaths, with specific codes depending on the type of vehicle involved, the role of the injured person, and the circumstances of the accident. Common codes include:

V01–V09: Pedestrians injured in transport accidents
V10–V19: Cyclists injured in transport accidents
V20–V29: Motorcycle riders injured in transport accidents
V30–V39: Occupants of three-wheeled motor vehicles injured in transport accidents
V40–V49: Car occupants injured in transport accidents
V50–V59: Occupants of pick-up trucks or vans injured in transport accidents
V60–V69: Occupants of heavy transport vehicles injured in transport accidents
V70–V79: Bus occupants injured in transport accidents
V80–V89: Other land transport accidents (e.g., animal-drawn vehicles, streetcars)

Death rate due to road traffic injuries as defined as the number of road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

Concepts:

Numerator: Number of deaths due to road traffic crashes

Absolute figure indicating the number of people who die as result of a road traffic crash.

Denominator: Population (number of people by country)

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