Regions in Portugal, Greece, and Romania reported the highest fatality rates. While EU-wide road deaths rose by about 9% between 2020 and 2022, the long-term trend offers hope.
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00:00The latest Eurostat data says road fatalities are on the rise.
00:10In 2022, almost 21,000 people died in the EU due to a road accident,
00:18pedestrians, drivers and passengers included.
00:22That's the highest number since 2020, with a 9% increase.
00:28Urban and capital regions tended to report a much lower incidence of road fatalities,
00:36particularly the capital regions of Stockholm, Vienna and Berlin.
00:42The regions which saw the highest rate of fatalities per million inhabitants are
00:48Alentejo in Portugal, 149,
00:52Greece's southern Aegean and Ionian Islands, with 131 and 127 respectively,
01:00and Romania's southwest Oltenia, 123.
01:04The long-term trend, however, looks more hopeful.
01:08Over the last decade, the number of deaths fell in more than four of five regions in the EU.
01:15The most rapid decline took place in the Swedish region of Norra Mellansverige,
01:21Malopolske in Poland and Salzburg in Austria also reported falls of over 60%.